Last week, Hawkins and Reks kidnapped him to convince Maxine to use her, um, "powers" to convince Regal to get off their backs, while Bateman and Kaitlyn found Striker tied up in the closet and freed him, for Striker to grab Hawkins's cane and weakly swear vengeance upon his kidnappers, as Maxine was ratting Hawkins and Reks out to Regal in hopes of getting a spot on Smackdown.
So next week, Bateman and Kaitlyn may be framed, or be treated as heroes. Regal may have special plans for Hawkins and Reks, Striker may go berserk on whoever he suspects kidnapped him, he may go back to being a full-time wrestler, you just don't know. And who knows with the Maxine and Regal stuff.
It may not be the most personal storyline out there, but it's an actual interesting cliffhanger for next week full of complex possibilities, something we haven't seen on Raw or Smackdown in years.