10 New Directions For WWE After WrestleMania Backlash 2022
Huge WWE returns, Edge recruiting more members and SummerSlam's main event being set?
This year's WrestleMania Backlash was a concise, tight reminder that WWE's roster can entertain even when the creative team half-arsed it during the pay-per-view's build. Come Sunday, matches like Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair, Edge vs. AJ Styles, Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins and a house show-riffic six-man delivered the goods.
Where-oh-where are they going next?
The answer? In lots of different directions. It might not have seemed like it heading in, but Backlash did drop hints all over the place about what's coming at Money In The Bank and SummerSlam in a few months. It didn't, however, really offer much for the upcoming Hell In A Cell show - WWE will deal with that as it comes.
'Mania Backlash featured big title changes, new faction members being revealed, and continued one star's roll towards the ultimate prize. Now, despite going into the show with an alarming lack of focus, Roman Reigns can look forward to some titanic clashes that'll surely put bums in seats.
Here's what WWE will have planned for the next couple of months. MITB and SummerSlam glory awaits a certain someone...
10. Madcap Moss Getting Repackaged
It's about time, let's be honest.
Madcap Moss once around turned up in those f*cking braces for a bout with his old 'Happy Folks' mate Baron Corbin. The 10-minute affair was given this pay-per-view's "death spot" (sandwiched in between the SmackDown Women's Title gimmick match and the main event six-man tag), but it wasn't awful.
Moss picked up the win, and WWE's next hurdle will be repackaging him into something different. One thing's become clear: Madcap cannot keep hurling naff jokes out there during promos. Something's got to give there - it'd be wise to totally switch him up into something different.
Creative can start with his ring attire. It's confusing that Moss has split from Corbin but still dresses like they're teaming up. The guy requires a wardrobe change, then he can phase out the gags and become a much more serious, well-rounded character. He deserves the chance to be something more on WWE TV.