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Last Monday, Roman Reigns arrived on RAW and multiple superstars followed him to cross the boundaries of their respective brands. The Chairman of WWE, Vince McMahon made a rule out of the mess and called it the Wild Card rule - allowing four superstars to appear on the other brand every week.
Last week, Roman Reigns, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, and Lars Sullivan made their way to RAW (Shane and Elias don't count according to the Chairman).
The rule brings in a shock factor as anyone can appear on a given night (limited to only four people). It begs the question who would appear on the next episode of RAW. Let's examine who might emerge from SmackDown this week.
#4 Charlotte
Charlotte defeated Bayley to earn a future shot at the SmackDown Women's Championship. Becky Lynch later decided to face both Lacey Evans from RAW and Charlotte from SmackDown for their respective brand's titles.
Last week, both Charlotte and Becky Lynch did not appear on SmackDown. Becky Lynch is the current dual champion from both the brands and therefore, she is allowed to cross brands without the Wild Card rule in play.
Expect Charlotte to come out as a Wild Card and align with Lacey Evans to lay out Becky Lynch. Becky is the Undisputed Champ and is a marked superstar. Charlotte and Evans would try their best to soften up the champion which might increase their chances to win next Sunday.
#3 Ali
Ali was once touted to become the next WWE champion, but an untimely injury led to Kofi Kingston grabbing the same position. Ali came back after recovering from the injury but is directionless ever since. He even started to lose more often and has gone on to lose most of his momentum.
The Money in the Bank ladder match is the perfect spot for a high flier like Ali to bounce back and put on a memorable performance. With the Wild Card rule in play, Ali might come over to RAW to promote the inter-brand match. He would be a perfect opponent for someone like McIntyre who would also be present in the MITB match.
Otherwise, Ali could face Samoa Joe and could reignite their rivalry for a one-off appearance.
#2 The B-Team
Technically, they are two individuals, but as we saw last week on SmackDown, the Usos came as a unit.
Since there is no confirmation on the technicalities of the rule, the B-Team might very well follow the same path as the Usos and appear as a team.
As noted on SmackDown, the B-team played stooges to Shane McMahon in his feud with the Miz. The story must continue on RAW as well, and it's almost a guarantee that Shane deploys the B-Team to keep the Miz at bay before the big match next Sunday.
#1 Finn Balor
Finn Balor is the current Inter-Continental champion, but he is not scheduled to defend it on the MITB PPV. He is instead slated to take part in the MITB ladder match where he strives to win it and become a double champion in the future.
Similar to Kofi Kingston, he might put his title on the line and defend against a RAW superstar - presumably among the four competitors in the MITB ladder match from RAW.
What's your take on a match between Balor and Ricochet for the IC title? Do sound off in the comment section.
