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Top 5 WWE Storylines To Expect Following The Royal Rumble - Part 2
5 BROTHER NERO: Wrestling fans who followed the journeys of BROKEN Matt Hardy and Brother Nero, Jeff Hardy, in Impact Wrestling were delighted to see Matt unleash his WOKEN character while feuding with Bray Wyatt.
This story is missing something, however, due to Jeff being sidelined because of injury. Never fear, though, as the nefarious Brother Nero showed up at the Raw 25th Anniversary show off-camera to sing his infamous Obsolete song.
Along with Vanguard 1 and the Hardy compound being teased via social media, it seems the WWE is all-in on allowing the BROKEN Hardys to portray the gimmicks they made famous in Impact, meaning we may see a match at the Hardy compound in the spring of 2018. Here’s hoping King Maxel gets to earn a pinfall.
4 SHAYNA BASZLER IS NXT: Perhaps Triple H is merely attempting to swerve us in interviews and at press events, but it sure appears that he views Shayna Baszler as the next face of the NXT women’s division and the woman who should hold that brand’s title for some time.
No disrespect meant to Ember Moon, who had to wait until Asuka was called up to the Raw brand to win the NXT championship, but fans attending the NXT Takeover: Philadelphia show will have a hard time believing Moon has the goods to beat Baszler and retain the title.
Baszler is the heel the NXT women’s roster has needed since before Asuka won gold, and we look for her to lead that division into the spring and summer months following the Takeover and the Royal Rumble events.
3 AUTHORS OF PAIN TO SMACKDOWN: It was rumored in late 2017 that former NXT Tag Team Champions the Authors of Pain would be called up to the main roster and added to SmackDown before the end of the year.
That, obviously, did not occur, as the Authors were kept in NXT en route to a championship match at the Takeover: Philadelphia event. It is rumored the Undisputed Era will reign on that night, which would leave the AOP with little, if anything, to do beyond a farewell match on the developmental brand. The NXT tag team division needs a shake-up and an injection of life following the Royal Rumble.
There’s no question the Authors would make for a nice addition to that roster, and the team could have excellent matches with the Usos and the team of Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable.
2 TRIPLE H PREPARES FOR KURT ANGLE: Unless the WWE changes plans at the last minute, something that reportedly occurs more often than casual fans realize, Triple H and Kurt Angle are both going to need something to do following the Royal Rumble.
With Braun Strowman reportedly going in another direction at WrestleMania, the company could go back to the rumored match of Triple H and Angle. It makes sense, with Angle serving as a babyface authority figure on Raw who clashes with Stephanie McMahon, the wife of Triple H.
We would love to see Angle have one more WrestleMania showdown before he retires from in-ring action, for good, but we just hope the WWE doesn’t bring back the love triangle story involving these three. Leave the memories alone, WWE writers, and just have these two wrestle over control of Raw.
1 JASON JORDAN GOES FULL HEEL: It’s been quite difficult for the WWE to create true heels hated among supposed “smart” fans who read newsletters and follow behind-the-scenes storylines via the Internet.
With that said, Jason Jordan is quickly getting good amounts of heat during Raw shows for being the supposed son of Kurt Angle and an obnoxious individual who was paired up with Seth Rollins because Dean Ambrose suffered a legitimate injury.
Jordan and Rollins are rumored to lose their tag team titles either at the Royal Rumble or soon after that show, and these two will likely feud en route to a WrestleMania bout. Both athletes have the physical goods to steal the show at ‘Mania, which is why we’re looking forward to this rumored storyline even if the promos between them may leave much to be desired.