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Quick Takes on Triple H’s WWE Raw Return, Sting in AEW, Babyface Nakamura, More

If it wasn’t already official, Shinsuke Nakamura cemented his status as a fan favorite on Friday’s SmackDown when he brought back “The Rising Sun” as his entrance music.
That incredibly catchy walkout song played a significant role in his rise to super stardom early on in his WWE run. Turning him heel, altering the theme and taking away what made him special hurt his mystique big time and he was never able to recover.
Between what we saw from him last week in the Gauntlet and now this week, there is a real chance that he could be a top-tier face on the blue brand once again.
Even without an audience, Nakamura can still ride this wave of momentum back into the world title picture. That isn’t to say it’s imperative he dethrone Roman Reigns as Universal champion, but a pay-per-view match with him alone would be enough for fans to take him seriously as a singles threat.
Oddly enough, Nakamura was a heel in WWE longer than he ever was a babyface, including his one-year stint in NXT. He was just hitting his stride as a face when WWE opted to turn him heel in 2018, so him reverting back to his babyface roots was the right move.
It’s possible that Cesaro costs him the Universal title match against Reigns and that sets up a WrestleMania match between the two. It’d be an excellent use of both guys on The Grandest Stage of Them All, but even if that’s not in the cards, the booking of Nakamura in 2021 gives fans hope that big things are in store for him going forward and deservedly so.
Graham Mirmina, aka Graham “GSM” Matthews, has specialized in sports and entertainment writing since 2010. Visit his website, WrestleRant, and subscribe to his YouTube channel for more wrestling-related content.read more

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