10 Things Post-WrestleMania 37 Raw Told Us About WWE’s Future

3. Braun Is A Pawn

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Christ knows what Randy Orton is going to do now his long-running feud with Bray Wyatt's 'Fiend' has come to an end. Mr. RKO said he'd like to get back in the WWE Title hunt on Raw, but that'll be difficult when fellow heel (which Randy appears to be) Bobby Lashley is the reigning champion.

Meanwhile, big Braun Strowman looks likely to become cannon fodder for Drew McIntyre in the lead up to Backlash. Though Drew won a three-way main event to earn his way back into title contention, he did so by pinning Randy. In other words, he didn't beat Strowman, which would be the muscle mountain's argument.

The sad truth is that Braun's rivalry with Shane McMahon has seemingly achieved nothing, and he'll be right back to square one if he does the honours for McIntyre before Backlash. That'd leave Strowman back out in the cold with no sense of direction.

WWE might not care so long as they get through the next pay-per-view.

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