WWE: Good Week, Bad Week - Bray Wyatt enjoys week to remember
Things turn sour for Bo Dallas and Chris Jericho...
Friday 17 February 2017 17:53, UK
The twists and turns of the last few days have impacted on Smackdown, with Bray Wyatt and Naomi now holding the WWE and Women's Titles respectively.
On Raw, meanwhile, the focus switches to Fastlane, an event at which Goldberg will challenge Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship.
Here is how Superstars from both rosters are faring leading up to WrestleMania 33 in April...
GOOD WEEK
Bray Wyatt
After years waiting for the opportunity to prove his worth, Wyatt defeated five other Superstars inside the Elimination Chamber on Sunday night to lift the WWE Championship and usher in the 'Era of Wyatt'.
Then, on Smackdown, Wyatt was forced to defend his belt against two former champions in John Cena and AJ Styles, with Wyatt going on to pin Cena in the standout match of the week.
With Randy Orton refusing to face his saviour at WrestleMania, next week's battle royal will determine who faces Wyatt for the title.
Bayley
Bayley was the last of NXT's Four Horsewomen to be called up to the main roster, and this week became the final member to lift a Women's Title.
After months of Charlotte telling Bayley she wasn't good enough and Stephanie McMahon stating that the fan favourite wasn't fit to be a champion, Bayley finally made her dream a reality in Las Vegas.
The Huggable One also main-evented an episode of Raw for the first time in one of the best female matches WWE fans have seen in a while. After being defeated by Charlotte at the Royal Rumble, Bayley finally proved she was good enough to dethrone The Queen.
The Ascension
The Ascension may not have been able to beat American Alpha at Elimination Chamber, but they did put on an incredible show. Coming out as the final participants in the Tag Team Turmoil Match Match, Konnor and Viktor came close to defeating the current titleholders.
The duo then made their third successive appearance on Smackdown - some feat for a team hardly used since being drafted to the blue brand in July. It can only be a matter of time before they lift the tag titles.
Naomi
Naomi has accomplished a lot in her WWE career but championship gold had eluded her until she lifted the Smackdown Women's Championship at Elimination Chamber, beating Alexa Bliss in one of the shocks of the night.
Naomi sustained an injury while winning the belt but she still finished the match and can now look forward to the prospect of walking into her hometown of Orlando for WrestleMania as the champion.
BAD WEEK
John Cena
Cena equaled history at the Royal Rumble when he matched Ric Flair and became a 16-time world champion - but just two weeks later he has lost the title and been pinned by Wyatt twice in the space of three days.
Cena has gone from being the face of the Smackdown brand to not having a WrestleMania opponent, so where does he go now? A drop from the main-event match he has become accustomed to looks inevitable.
Bo Dallas
It's been both a good and bad week for Bo - he made his first appearance on Raw in 2017 but was then squashed by Kofi Kingston as the rest of The New Day looked on and then force-fed Booty O's.
Dallas is the real-life brother of Wyatt and while his brother is now WWE Champion, Bo is being fed breakfast cereal. These two siblings could not be in more opposite positions on the card!
Chris Jericho
Jericho celebrated his lengthy bond with Kevin Owens on Raw, throwing a Festival of Friendship in his honour. Y2J bestowed gifts and a magician on Owens, but the Universal Champion then handed Jericho his own present, a list with his name at the top.
Jericho was then attacked by his former friend and forced to leave Raw in an ambulance. Curiously, Triple H had spoken to Owens minutes before, so could he have been the reason the Canadian decided to unburden himself of Jericho?
