WWE SmackDown Predictions (5/22/2020): Otis will Cash in on Braun Strowman
By Mark Justice
WWE SmackDown is set to take place on May 22, 2020 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live on FOX with no audience in attendance. The following will preview and predict the major matches and segments that will occur on the B-show.
On this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, there are four officially scheduled matches: (1) Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley in a brand to brand invitational champion vs. champion match, (2) Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus in an Intercontinental Championship Tournament Match, (3) AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in an Intercontinental Championship Tournament Match, and (4) Otis and Mandy Rose vs. Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville in a mixed tag team match.
WWE Backlash 2020 is approaching and none of the SmackDown matches have been announced for the event yet. With that being said, it’s now time to preview and predict this week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown. To start things off, let’s predict the mixed tag team match between Otis and Mandy Rose and Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville.
5.) Otis and Mandy Rose vs. Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville [Mixed Tag Team Match]
As addressed with Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville two weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown, this mixed tag team match should also be on PPV, especially since this would be the match that ends the feud. Nonetheless, Otis and Mandy Rose should come out victorious in this bout simply for the babyface happy ending in this hard fought trilogy. With Otis defeating Ziggler and Deville defeating Rose, Otis and Rose need to win here to break the tie complete the trilogy.
Now that Otis is Mr. MITB, he also needs to move on from this feud and target the Universal Championship. As for Mandy Rose, earning a SmackDown Women’s Championship opportunity on the road to SummerSlam should be a booking decision worth considering. That way, it won’t seem as if Otis is the only one being pushed with Mandy Rose merely being a sidekick.
As for Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville, there are lots of uncertainties as to what they could be doing next. However, their contributions to this love storyline have been very important and they should still remain relevant on the blue brand.
Prediction: Otis and Mandy Rose