By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Just when I think I’ve got my Survivor Series predictions mostly written, I come home from work and find out we’ve got…

– No Becky Lynch, due to an injury apparently caused by Nia Jax during the Raw angle.
– No AJ Styles, and a new WWE Champion in the apparently heel Daniel Bryan.
– A potential Wrestlemania main event thrown together with less than a week’s notice.

So yeah, I had to knock the whole tower of blocks over and start rebuilding.

I’m not going to break up the Survivor Series predictions the way I did Wrestlemania and Summerslam. However, I do think the female side of Survivor Series now deserves special attention. So let’s pull those two matches aside here, and in the process dissect some of the issues at play. We’ll start with the traditional Survivor Series 10-Woman Tag.

SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH:
Natalya, Mickie James, Ruby Riott, Nia Jax, & Tamina
Vs.
Asuka, Naomi, Carmella, Sonya Deville & ?

Allegedly, Nia Jax has a ton of heat on her for being careless and injuring opponents. It’s not hard to see why. She apparently just hurt Zelina Vega at Evolution. So she’s going to have to sit in this for awhile. I wouldn’t be surprised if they got her out of there early, possibly via a quick tap-out by Asuka. That LA crowd is going to eat her alive. Best to just rip the band-aid off.

We’ve got a good ol’ fashioned mystery partner in this match. I’m hearing a decent amount of buzz about Nikki Cross, given what they just did with her on Smackdown. But frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mandy Rose get the spot. On that same Smackdown episode, they had her cut a big promo about being left off the team. This is a chance for them to follow that up.

I was downright floored when Sasha Banks and Bayley weren’t put on Team Raw. You can justify it with the fact that Alexa Bliss, a heel, picked the team. And it’s certainly great to see Ruby Riott get the nod. Still, that’s a hell of an omission.

I see Team Smackdown taking this one. They’ve got a corny, yet emotional storyline going on with Ruby and Natalya right now, so I see that factoring into the finish. If they’re smart (they usually aren’t), they can use the loss to throw some more heat on Alexa, as she obviously skipped two obvious choices in Sasha and Bayley.

PREDICTION: Team Smackdown

Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair

You know what they should do here? Put the title on the line. Why not? Ronda shouldn’t be losing anyway. So just give the match that extra sizzle!

Much like Brock vs. Roman was widely rumored to headline this year’s Wrestlemania for the better part of a year, Ronda vs. Charlotte has been buzzed about for next year’s big show. And yet, here we are.

I’m amazed to hear myself say this twice in one show, but I wouldn’t mind a non-finish here. Not because I’m bound and determined to see it at Wrestlemania, but because this is a huge match that they’re throwing it out there as a hail Mary because of Becky’s injury. I’m very rarely an advocate for non-finishes on pay per views. But I’d be fine with it here.

There’s been a good amount of buzz about Becky now getting the big match with Ronda at Wrestlemania. That’d be absolutely amazing, and she’s beyond deserving. But, given how WWE usually handles these situations, I think a Triple-Threat between Rousey, Flair, and Lynch is much more likely.

Remember, they want Charlotte to be one of their long-term megastars. They want her around long after Ronda is done. That’s why she became the first Women’s Champion of the modern era at Wrestlemania 32. That’s why she was the one to break Asuka’s undefeated streak this year. That’s why she’ll probably be the first one to beat Ronda. For better or worse, that’s their priority. And as much as I hate to say it, that’s why she gets called “the female Roman Reigns.”

Either way, it’ll be very interesting to see where these three ladies are once we get into spring…

PREDICTION: Ronda Rousey

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