WWE SmackDown 5 Predictions: Shinsuke Nakamura Overcomes

2. Natalya Confronts Becky Lynch

Natalya doesn’t have much to do lately, because she isn’t fighting for a spot on the five-woman Survivor Series team as the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Her spot is locked in – or so it seems – but Natalya always wants to make it clear to the other women that she is the leader of the locker room.

Several months ago in the build-up to the multi-women match at WrestleMania, Becky Lynch disputed this fact to Natalya, calling “The Queen Of Black Hearts” the “leader of a bunch of snakes”.

Last year, Natalya became the Survivor Series coach after losing to Nikki Bella in a match for the captaincy, essentially appointing herself to the role of “coach”. She also took out Nikki before the match to become “captain”. Nattie’s heel character is that of an arrogant veteran who thinks she knows better than the younger talent, in addition to the fact that she is a hilariously paranoid champion.

She and Becky will likely butt heads in some fashion this week, and while Lynch won’t be feuding with Natalya any time soon, the interactions between these two “punny” wrestlers could be a small highlight of SmackDown. There won’t be a match or anything involving these two, but SmackDown does like to have these segments where the women argue backstage. It’s for better or for worse, but it’s usually a good time when Becky’s involved.