Perhaps the first real shocker of WWE Raw in the new decade was in-store on this past edition of the show. During the main event Fist Fight match, Buddy Murphy decided to join forces with Seth Rollins and AOP to get the faction even bigger.
The four of them ran through the babyfaces (Big Show, Kevin Owens, and Samoa Joe) standing against them. This was just the beginning for them to take over the flagship show.
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As reported by Slice Wrestling, a huge push would be waiting for the faction both as a group as well as on individuals.
The move of letting Buddy Murphy join Seth Rollins and AOP was ‘masterminded and designed’ by none other than Paul Heyman. He wanted to raise the status of the Australian superstars and could not think of a better idea to insert him under the wings of the former Universal Champion.
Paul Heyman believes that Buddy Murphy is one of the future top superstars of WWE Raw. But he has suffered some back to back losses against Aleister Black who is on his way to the top, as well. So this might have been the only way to protect Murphy and let him continue his heel antics over the opponents.
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The newly formed group is being dubbed as The Architects Of Pain who is growing popular around the WWE Universe. After the Undisputed Era reigned NXT, this one faction who could dominate WWE Raw in months to come.
TV ratings and merchandise selling of the heels prove the same. Plus, WWE will set up this team as a counter of AEW’s Inner Circle in the battle of heel factions.
Here’s more from the source,
“Long term plans for the group of Seth Rollins/AOP/Buddy Murphy are to be DOMINANT in WWE.
This heel faction is also a way to rehabilitate Seth Rollin’s character and put him back to the forefront of WWE programming.
Buddy Murphy will be protected by the Architects of Pain in his upcoming programs and mid-card level championships are being discussed for Murphy.”
Moving into WrestleMania 36, both Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy will be portrayed as a stronger character. So it will be perhaps a matter of times that both of them move into the main event picture whereas AOP gets to dominate the tag team division.
