8 New Directions For WWE After Money In The Bank 2025

The big story coming out of this year's Money In The Bank PLE is that Dominik Mysterio beat AAA's Octagón Jr to retain his Intercontinental Title. Only kidding. Obviously, the entire wrestling world is currently debating whether or not Triple H was full of it when he appeared to claim that R-Truth's shocking (and rapid) WWE return on Saturday night was just "all part of the show, man" and the plan all along.

If that's true, which it almost certainly isn't, then Cody Rhodes didn't get the memo. During the same press conference, he claimed that WWE only wished to give fans what they wanted by bringing Truth back. Now, at least in the short-term, Truth is going by his real name Ron Killings. Ideally, the company's creative team will spin that out for as long as they can and give him a harder edge than he's had for years.

Elaborate work or not, it is great to see Ron back on the payroll. Hey, perhaps it was a backstage John Cena power play hatched during a retirement tour that's sagged woefully in the middle. Going forwards, Cena has heated match-ups vs. Killings and possible future King Of The Ring (and ex-champ) Cody over the next few months.

Bring them both on.

Elsewhere, WWE now has dual heels in possession of guaranteed belt-changing briefcases. Naomi and Seth Rollins hauled down the contracts in LA, and they can make beloved babyfaces play the waiting game. That's before digging into Jacob Fatu finally ditching Solo Sikoa, Becky Lynch becoming the matriarch of a brand new belt, and the continuation of a masked feud that'll rock the house come SummerSlam.

Here's a list of predictions for where the booking goes next, including at SummerSlam in New Jersey a few months from now.

Lyra Valkyria's exasperated post-match attack on aloof new Women's Intercontinental Champ and smug smiling heel Becky Lynch says outright there's at least one more match coming between them before both move on to other matters. One of those "other matters" for Becks should be slotting into a Women's IC feud opposite Raw newcomer Stephanie Vaquer.

That'd be the best-case scenario for Vaquer after shining during her first forays onto WWE's main roster. Rhea Ripley is always there as another option, but no - 'La Primera' is definitely fresher than 'Mami'. The upshot of Lynch's title win is that she's set to become the matriarch of a bubbling sub-division within the female roster framework.

Kudos must go to Lyra for winning the belt first and holding it with distinction, but there's no doubting that things will go up a notch in terms of overall interest now 'Big Time Becks' has the thing. She's a bigger star by default, and fans have been conditioned to expect regular excellence from Lynch and her rivalries. There's no reason to predict that anything will change on that front now she has the IC gold strapped around her waist.

Once that bout against Valkyria (which will possibly take place over in Saudi Arabia at Night Of Champions or on the next Saturday Night's Main Event) is in the history books, then Becky can focus fully on building up Vaquer as a major player. Right, speaking of major players, someone already mentioned here is ready, willing and able to become one after recent performances.

You guessed it...