WWE Survivor Series 2016: Predictions
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Team Raw vs Team SmackDown: 5-on-5 Men’s Elimination Match
Yet again, Team Raw looks to be the more skilled squad. That’s nothing against Team SmackDown’s leader AJ Styles, who may be the most individually successful superstar over the past year on either team. But the depth of Raw is what gives them the edge here in the talent department.
Kevin Owens is the Universal Champion, so not much more needs to be said about him. Roman Reigns is the United States Champion and spent multiple months as WWE Champion and the face of the company. Seth Rollins did the same through the majority of 2015. Braun Strowman is being portrayed as possibly the most dominant superstar in the entire company right now. And although Chris Jericho isn’t quite at the world championship level he once was, he’s still a threat.
SmackDown has the aforementioned Styles, and behind him is recent WWE Champion Dean Ambrose and the always dangerous Randy Orton. Beyond them, things get murky. Bray Wyatt hasn’t been given a meaningful pay-per-view in what feels like forever, and Shane McMahon is undoubtedly the weak link considering he’s not really a wrestler.
No curveball here, Team Raw should take this one. Not only are they the more talented team, but a SmackDown loss sets up a future storyline involving the Undertaker who threatened consequences should Team Blue come up short. It makes an awful lot of sense for Kevin Owens and friends to stand tall at the end of this one.