WWE Survivor Series 2016: Predictions
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Team Raw vs Team SmackDown: 5-on-5 Women’s Elimination Match
Three in a row? Three in a row. Raw has more talent in this one too. Yes, at this point it’s repetitive, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true.
Raw has three of the four horsewomen of NXT who are currently defining the Women’s division. Not only that, but they have Nia Jax who is essentially the Braun Strowman of the Women’s division. Then, of course, there’s the weak link that is Alicia Fox, but at that point, it doesn’t matter.
SmackDown’s team isn’t bad by any means, but they are less proven. They have two recent NXT call-ups in Carmella and Alexa Bliss, which can be seen as a weakness. And yes, Nia Jax was called up at the same time as them, but she has been nothing but dominant since. Bliss and Carmella have had moderate success, but they’re not portrayed as anything close to the threat Jax is. Aside from that, SmackDown has Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, their team captain Nikki Bella, and Naomi. Lynch can carry them and Nikki will put on a great performance herself. Naomi is a great athlete, but whether she’ll actually make any noise in this match as far as eliminating people is in question.
But what will the result be? We’re predicting another upset. Team Blue comes out on top here and WWE makes their Women’s division look even stronger. This is the perfect opportunity to start evening the perceived playing field between Raw and SmackDown. Raw undeniably has the more successful women if you take both main roster and NXT careers into account, but a SmackDown win here does a lot to legitimize their roster. They could use that.