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Five Must-Have Rivalries for Veer Mahaan Upon WWE Raw Debut

Published 01/18/2022, 9:00 AM EST

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WWE showed Veer Mahaan’s arrival vignettes on RAW in October 2021. Since then the WWE Universe has been eagerly waiting for Mahaan’s arrival in the company. The meaning of the name Veer Mahaan means “The Great Warrior”. Fans are now becoming excited about his arrival on RAW. 

Veer Mahaan, whose real name is Rinku Singh Rajput, is the first Indian-born citizen to Play Professional Baseball in the USA. He hails from Uttar Pradesh, India. There was a movie made after his story in Hollywood by Walt Disney Pictures “The Million Dollar Arm.”

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He made his debut alongside Jinder Mahal and Shanky on the May 10th, 2021 episode of RAW. After the annual draft, Jinder and Shanky went to SmackDown and Veer stayed in RAW. Now Veer will be making his singles debut on RAW and fans are excited to see what’s next for Veer Mahaan.

While we wait for Veer’s RAW arrival, let’s discuss the top five WWE RAW superstars who can be his opponents upon his singles debut on RAW. 

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1) Dolph Ziggler

It’s no doubt that WWE’s go-to guy is Dolph Ziggler as a first opponent for any debutant. The former world champion will be the best opponent for Veer in RAW. Superstars like Big E, Drew McIntyre, and even Baron Corbin started with feuds or as partners with Ziggler. 

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Ziggler has an amazing way to sell his opponent’s moves. An initial feud with Dolph will really nurture the capabilities and make him look dominant.

2) Otis 

Now many of you will think, why Otis? The way Otis is portrayed right now on RAW, he can have a good match with Veer. Both are former professional athletes. Otis can show his newfound methods from the Alpha Academy, while Veer can get a chance to show his dominant persona here.

Otis is one of the powerful men on the RAW Roster. They can book a short feud to keep the moment running of Veer Mahaan on RAW upon his arrival.

3) Damian Priest

Damian Priest can be the first official long feud for Veer. Priest is the United States Champion and so Veer can directly challenge the title on his RAW debut. Veer can showcase all of his talents here in this feud. With the title on the line, the fans will get to see a great match. Priest is fast and strong can give a very tough competition to Veer.

The title will make the feud relevant to the fans. WWE can also start the feud by having a non-title match first on RAW and slowly move towards the title picture. 

4) Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens is one of the most gifted talented in WWE. He is a former Universal Champion. He is fast, strong and can also perform some top rope moves. Veer, who is also an agile big man, can have a classic feud with Owens. They can have various types of matches as their feud goes ahead.

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This feud can have a little humor, and a feud with Kevin Owens can help Veer to connect with the fans. Also, the first feud with a high-level wrestler like Kevin Owens may make Veer look like a legit future WWE superstar in the eyes of fans.

5) Omos

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The big guy vs the big guy. This feud may be something WWE can look for. The former Raw Tag Team Champion has his momentum going on in WWE. He has worked alongside AJ Styles since his debut. Also, the opening feuds of Omos were against Matt Riddle, Randy Orton, and The New Day.

Veer can be the wrestler to stand toe to toe against Omos. This feud can give both big men the freedom to work hassle-free in the ring.

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What do you think? Who will be the first opponent for Veer Mahaan on RAW? Do let us know below in the comment box.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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