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Survivor Series 2018 will take place this Sunday on November 18, 2018, starting at 7 pm not including the kickoff show. The match card is Team Raw (Tag Teams) vs Team SmackDown Live (Tag Teams) on the kickoff show, Buddy Murphy vs Mustafa Ali for the Cruiserweight Championship, Team Raw (Women) vs Team SmackDown Live (Women), Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins vs United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair, Team Raw (Men) vs Team SmackDown Live (Men), and Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs WWE Champion Daniel Bryan.
While it seems easy to predict what will go down at this pay per view, several things might not go as it is suggested that it will go down.
#4: Shinsuke Nakamura manages to defeat Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Seth Rollins is a dream match and many fans can't wait to see it at Survivor Series. It seems likely that Seth Rollins will win. Seth Rollins has been on a roll all year as Intercontinental Champion. He has had excellent matches with the likes of Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Finn Balor, The Miz, & even Mojo Rawley throughout the year. Meanwhile, Shinsuke Nakamura has failed to capture the WWE Championship on 4 separate occasions and has only defeated the likes of Jeff Hardy, Rusev, & R-Truth as United States Champion.
Because Shinsuke Nakamura does not seem to be that much of a priority to WWE, it seems likely that Seth Rollins will stomp Shinsuke Nakamura head-first right into the matt and get a victory for Team Raw. However, it is actually possible that Shinsuke Nakamura manages to defeat Seth Rollins so WWE can position him as a threat to the rest of the SmackDown Live roster. Dean Ambrose is also the X Factor.
It is unlikely that Dean Ambrose cares about brand supremacy and he will have no problem in costing Seth Rollins the match. Therefore, Shinsuke Nakamura will manage to get a huge upset against Seth Rollins which will be one of the biggest victories of his career.
#3: Baron Corbin causes Braun Strowan to be eliminated from Team Raw
Baron Corbin cost Braun Strowman the Universal Championship at WWE Crown Jewel. Braun Strowman has been looking for revenge ever since then. Stephanie McMahon then promised Braun Strowman that he would be given a match with Baron Corbin whenever he wants if he leads Team Raw to victory.
Stephanie McMahon made it sound like if Team Raw gets the victory without Braun Strowman as one of the sole survivors, then he would not be given a match with Baron Corbin. It does seem likely that Braun Strowman will help Team Raw get the win at Survivor Series. He is one of the most protected superstars in all of WWE and was one of the sole survivors for Team Raw last year in the men's elimination match at Survivor Series 2017.
However, it is easy to see Baron Corbin hitting Braun Strowman with a chair to allow an opportunistic superstar like Samoa Joe to knock him out with the Coquina Clutch. That does not mean that Monday Night Raw won't get the victory as it is likely that Drew McIntyre and Finn Balor will be the sole survivors for Monday Night Raw.
#2: Daniel Bryan somehow beats Brock Lesnar
Daniel Bryan shockingly defeated AJ Styles for the WWE Championship last week on SmackDown Live. He even more shockingly turned heel. Daniel Bryan will now face Brock Lesnar in a dream match.
WWE always seem to want to protect Brock Lesnar for some reason. Therefore, it seems unlikely that WWE will ever let someone like Daniel Bryan defeat their dominant beast, Brock Lesnar. However, it is unlikely that WWE turned Daniel Bryan heel just to have him lose to Brock Lesnar. WWE probably wants to give Daniel Bryan a lot of momentum as a heel.
Brock Lesnar was also already defeated by Roman Reigns at SummerSlam so there is no reason for WWE to protect him. Therefore, Daniel Bryan can definitely cheat his way to an unthinkable victory over Brock Lesnar whether he hits a low blow, rakes the eyes, or rolls Brock Lesnar up with a dirty pin.
#1: SmackDown Live defeats Raw
For the past 2 years, Monday Night has gotten the best of SmackDown Live at Survivor Series. It is not hard to see Monday Night Raw winning the battle of brand supremacy once again.
Monday Night Raw is much more of a priority to WWE than SmackDown Live given the fact that Monday Night Raw is constantly referred to as the A show, matches from Monday Night Raw are constantly given the main event slot at pay per views, and the fact that the storyline involving D-Generation X & the Brothers of Destruction was only showcased on Raw.
However, SmackDown Live currently has a better roster and has consistently been more entertaining than Raw since the 2018 Superstar Shakeup. While it is likely that Ronda Rousey, the Authors of Pain, & Team Raw's Men will all secure victories for Monday Night Raw, it can be argued that Team SmackDown's tag teams, Team SmackDown's women, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Daniel Bryan will all secure victories for SmackDown Live leading to a 4-3 victory for SmackDown Live.
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