With the Monday Night Raw-exclusive pay-per-view No Mercy on the horizon, several Raw superstars could benefit from big wins at the event and capitalize on key momentum.
The landscape of Raw has been changing over the past few months and No Mercy could be a defining pay-per-view for the WWE’s flagship show. Most of the card is already determined at this point, but the final card has yet to be announced and more matches could be added before the event.
The current card sees Brock Lesnar defending the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, John Cena battling Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defending the Raw Tag Team Championship against Sheamus and Cesaro, Alexa Bliss defending the Raw Women’s Championship against Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and Emma in a Fatal 4-Way, Finn Balor battling Bray Wyatt and Neville defending the Cruiserweight Championship against Enzo Amore.
While many superstars need a win and momentum from No Mercy, three superstars stand out above the rest in terms of needing a win at No Mercy. The WWE has been criticized for questionable booking in recent memory and a lot of that criticism can be silenced at No Mercy.
Let’s take a look at the three superstars who need a win the most at No Mercy.
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3. Neville
This might come as a surprising choice as a superstar who needs a win the most at No Mercy, but Neville falls into that category. The King of the Cruiserweights has been the lone dominant force in the cruiserweight division over the past several months, but the addition of Enzo Amore has shaken up the division.
Some feel it has shaken it up positively with the added star power of Amore, but some feel it could do more harm than good. Enzo has already gotten an immediate title match since joining 205 Live and you can make the argument that the move lessens the legitimacy of the cruiserweight division given how quickly Enzo has been thrown into the championship picture.
If Enzo were to beat Neville at No Mercy for the Cruiserweight Championship, it would single-handily undermine the entire division that a guy from the main roster can come over to 205 Live and immediately dethrone the dominant force of the division.
Putting the belt on Enzo in the future would not be a bad idea, but doing it so quickly after joining the cruiserweight division would be a bad look.
Many question the division’s importance as it is, and this move would only intensify those questions if the King of the Cruiserweights goes down.
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2. Bray Wyatt
The Eater of Worlds Bray Wyatt is considered as one of the most underutilized and poorly-booked superstars in WWE history. Wyatt has all the creepy charisma and strong presence to be the most feared superstar in the WWE, but the company has dropped the ball with Wyatt time and time again.
Even his lone WWE Championship run was so poorly booked earlier this year. His current feud with Finn Balor has seen its good moments, but Wyatt has fittingly seemed like the weaker half of the equation as he has so many other times in the past.
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Whether this feud ends at No Mercy or not, Wyatt needs a win here. If he were to lose at No Mercy and the feud would come to an end, what’s left for the Eater of Worlds after that? He certainly would not be in the Universal Championship picture anytime soon and would have no clear purpose on Raw if he loses to Balor for the second straight pay-per-view.
Wyatt should be viewed at as the modern-day Undertaker, but he has been the victim of poor booking over and over.
Wyatt’s presence is diminishing more and more as time goes on and he is due for some much-needed momentum.
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1. Braun Strowman
No superstar on the WWE roster is as hot as the Monster Among Men Braun Strowman is and has been over the past few months. Strowman has been the most intimidating and dominant force in the WWE in recent months and his momentum has led him to a golden opportunity against Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at No Mercy.
If the build-up to this match means anything, Strowman has been the most impressive factor in the feud. He has dominated Lesnar on several occasions in recent weeks and has all the momentum in the world. But will the WWE finally pull the trigger and take the Universal Championship from Lesnar?
Many are skeptical and feel he will carry the championship into the next year. But with the reports that Lesnar is not scheduled for any more WWE appearances in 2017, where does that leave Raw’s most important championship?
It logically makes perfect sense to put the belt on Strowman, the hottest guy in the company right now and take it off a guy who might not wrestle again this year. If those reports are true, the WWE desperately needs to put the championship on Strowman.
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It has been ridiculous enough to essentially make the Universal Championship a part-time title throughout the majority of this year and it would be even more ridiculous to continue that trend into 2018.