Edge’s new faction just officially began on Raw, so we’ll see what’s their story
so far.
We’ll also see what’s going on with Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes’ big plan, and more
Starting things off with an out of character moment that fans noticed from Roman Reigns
and Brock Lesnar
One of the biggest fan critiques about the Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar main event was
that it ended so suddenly with a very anticlimactic finish
And it’s like a famous line from Vince McMahon, the finish is very important, it doesn’t
matter what you do before, if the finish is flat, the fans are gonna remember that finish,
and that’s what happened here
But there was apparently a lot of context to why the match ended in the fashion that
it did and that’s the fact that both men were banged up
Brock Lesnar was said to be dealing with a rib injury during the match and Roman Reigns
had a serious shoulder issue going on
Roman was even spotted telling Paul Heyman “it’s out,” referring to his shoulder
being out of place
But fans didn’t know if this was part of the match or a real life injury
So with both men being banged up, it looks like a quick audible might’ve been made
to change up what they had originally planned and get both of them out of there before things
got worse
So when you look at the sudden finish with those injuries possibly being the reason behind
it, it makes you better understand the entire situation
After the match had finished, fans spotted Brock Lesnar breaking character and checking
up on Roman and his injury
Brock had his hands under Roman’s neck after the pin-fall and gave it a light squeeze,
which acts as a way to ask Roman if he’s okay
Roman responded to Brock by saying something out loud and got up to pull the rope and pop
his shoulder back into place
He was slow to raise the shoulder during the post match celebration, but he eventually
got the shoulder up to hold both of the titles
And after that happen, fans went back to the footage of the match and were grabbing screenshots
that show Roman’s shoulder all swollen and almost discolored
That’s when fans realized, “okay, maybe it wasn’t a storyline injury for the match”,
they probably had to end it fast to protect Roman from any further injury
Everyone immediately looked back at Finn Balor from 2016, he threw his whole shoulder out
when he became the first ever universal champion and had to relinquish the title 24 hours later
because of that injury
So fans just started to fear the worst for Roman Reigns
And it’s like we talked about several weeks ago with the whole idea of there being no
real bench players in WWE for someone to step up and take Roman’s spot
If Roman is out, there’s no one really there to fill that void and continue what he was
doing
So if he goes down, the whole operation would pretty much go down
Roman’s potential injury was the big topic of conversation throughout Monday afternoon,
but he eventually came out on Raw and seemed alright
He didn’t have a sling or anything on the arm, but he was still favoring it and not
moving it as much as he normally would
Paul Heyman gave a brief update on the Bloodline’s success.
He talked about The Uso’s being the longest reigning Smackdown tag team champions in history
and also talked about how WWE had one of their most successful years with Roman Reigns at
the forefront of the company
Roman Reigns confirmed that the Brock Lesnar chapter is closed, but didn’t reveal what’s
next for him
Roman revealed that he would save that info for smackdown, which is smart, it gives us
something to look forward to on Smackdown
So we should get a better idea about what’s next for Roman on that show
Wrestlemania Backlash is usually filled with several rematches, but Brock won’t be coming
back for that show, so Roman Reigns would most likely face a new challenger
A lot of fans are looking at Drew McIntyre to be the next challenger because there isn’t
anyone else thats quite ready for Roman Reigns at this current moment, so Drew makes the
most sense
So we’ll have to keep an eye for who’s next for Roman and if he’s truly okay after
that apparent shoulder injury
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Speaking of potential opponents for Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes opened up Raw with a heavy
promo that fully explained why he’s back and what his mission is
Cody referenced some of the things he talked about in the post Wrestlemania interview but
really got deep into it
He showed a picture of his father Dusty Rhodes holding the WWE championship in 1977
But what Cody revealed about the picture was that his father wasn’t champion in that
moment
Since that match ended in a count-out , the champion retained the title and Dusty never
won it
Cody explained that the moment he heard that story is when he knew he was going to step
foot in the ring one day
He wanted to win that WWE championship and bring it back to his father, win it for him
Cody explained that he can’t physically do that anymore, he can’t put the title
in his father’s hands, but he can still win it for him and wrap it around his own
waist
So it was a great deep promo, he immediately laid out his clear objective on what he plans
to do during this WWE run, he wants the WWE title
So Cody Rhodes is a future opponent for Roman Reigns, but not in the immediate future
He’ll likely have a few more feuds before making it to Roman
And that’s a good idea because it’ll make it seem like more of a great journey if we
see him taking down the biggest names in WWE until he makes a case to face Roman Reigns
Some fans are assuming that Cody versus Roman would be a good Summerslam main event, so
that’s a possibility as well
But seeing Cody’s journey will be a lot of fun to see unfold
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Let’s get into everything with Edge’s new faction
It was reported over Wrestlemania weekend that strong pitches were being made for a
new heel faction involving Edge and Damian Priest, and we saw the start of that immediately
during night two of Wrestlemania
Priest distracted AJ Styles enough for Edge to pull off the win and then vowed his allegiance
to Edge
That led to edge explaining what the group is about on Raw
He talked about how it’s for people who’ve been hiding who they really are, how they’re
ready to stop listening to the sheep, and just embrace it
That led to Edge introducing Damian Priest
Edge pointed out how they both heel turned on the same night and how much of a coincidence
that was because look at them now
Of course more members are expected to be added to this group
It’s now being reported that Rhea Ripley could potentially be the next member that
joins Edge
We already got the teaser of Rhea being frustrated with Liv Morgan on the raw after Wrestlemania
Liv and Rhea will have a tag team match coming up, but if they come up short there then that
can be the final straw for Rhea Ripley as well
Rhea Ripley fits into the theme of Edge’s group perfectly
Rhea is known for being the face of brutality and truly being such a strong force, but she
hasn’t really been able to tap into that side of hers since she’s been stuck in the
tag team division with Nikki and now Liv Morgan
So that breaking point could be coming up for Rhea where she herself turns heel on Liv
and decides to join Edge in order to showcase who she really is
Some fans are also discussing how this new evil group could also be a smooth fit for
Alexa Bliss to join as well down the line, that’s an interesting idea that we may dive
deeper into during the week
But what are your on today’s stories?
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