WWE SmackDown 5 Predictions For September 19, 2017
4. Natalya’s New No. 1 Contender
The WWE should let Carmella, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Naomi, and Tamina have a match to decide Natalya’s No. 1 contender, but they could just as easily give us a random singles matches or simply hand it to Charlotte Flair outright (I kid, I kid). Whatever the case, Daniel Bryan will give us some sort of announcement, because we need to know what’s next for the SmackDown Women’s Champion now that Naomi is out of the picture.
Right now, the predictions are focused on Charlotte and Becky Lynch. These are the two most talented female wrestlers on the “Blue Brand”, and neither of them have been used frequently since the “Superstar Shakeup”. The smart money is on one of them to have a meaningful feud with Natalya, potentially winning the title from her.
I believe Natalya will face Tamina first and retain her title against Lana’s newest client rather easily. From there, Natalya will move on to a feud with either Becky or Charlotte, and it will be interesting to see if those two best friends eventually feud with each other. I mean, they are on the same brand for a reason, right? Like the way Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are on the same brand…
In any case, I’d like to see Becky winning the title from Natalya with Carmella cashing in on “The Lass Kicker”, but there are so many options SmackDown Live can go with in this talented women’s division.