5 replacements for Rey Mysterio if Orton attacks him

Survivor Series is just two weeks away and the build for the event is in full swing on both the brands. SmackDown has already announced all the five members of women's and men's Survivor Series team, and the Usos and the New Day for the tag team Survivor Series elimination match.

Given his recent signing and his market appeal, it would be foolish to keep him off the card of a Big 4 PPV. Its almost a lock on his spot in the team but WWE could always swerve things at the last moment. Orton could continue to attack Mysterio, leaving him injured which prompts Daniel Bryan and Miz to search for a fifth member.

#5 Randy Orton

Orton attacked Mysterio after his loss.

Given how the show ended, it seems that there would be an underlying story within the team, pushing Daniel Bryan to a corner against the heels and Shane McMahon who is particularly on crossroads and might turn during the match. So, for the sake of this theory, we would be through a list of heels who could fill up the last spot.

Speaking of Rey Mysterio, the first person that comes to mind for his replacement is Randy Orton. Orton has been at odds with Rey Mysterio for weeks now. It all started during the built for Crown Jewel where Orton was RKOing practically everyone that moved.

At Crown Jewel, Randy lost out to Mysterio and then laid a beatdown on him. Again after Rey's match with Almas, Orton flattened him with an RKO out of nowhere.

After Jeff's earlobes and Tye Dillinger's fingers, it seems Rey Mysterio is going to be the next on Randy's list. They are going to continue their feud after Survivor Series.

Randy Orton's sadistic nature could play well with Bryan's sole face in the team role. With the odds already against him, the addition of Randy Orton would really baffle Daniel Bryan which could make for some interesting television.

#4 Big Show

Smackdown could use a giant in their team.

Big Show returned to WWE during the milestone 1000th episode of Smackdown and turned heel. He went on to Choke Slam Kofi Kingston which caused a distraction, and the Bar picked up the win and became the Smackdown's tag team champions.

Big Show again got involved during their rematch at the Crown Jewel event and is likely to be alongside the Bar when they face the Authors of Pain at Survivor Series. But what if he pulls off double duty and joins the men's Survivor Series team as he is the only superstar on Smackdown's roster who can size up to Strowman.

Honestly, I was thinking of adding Shelton Benjamin to the list, but he hasn't done much of late but so has Big Show. He is just added for his size advantage.

Any bets on if he would turn again?

#3 Eric Young / Killian Dain

Killian Dain could prove to be a wild card for Smackdown

Sanity was announced to get promoted to Smackdown along with Andrade Cien Almas but after weeks of vignettes, they were nowhere to be seen. Along these weeks, the excitement around the group died down a bit and when they eventually made their debut, nobody cared about the stable.

After a few initial wins, they started loosing the matches which has completely derailed their momentum. In last week's episode, they were joined by their unhinged sister,Nikki Cross, which has again brought some eyes towards the stable.

Sanity is surely going to feature in the tag team elimination match with two of its members joining the fray. With Nikki Cross in the support role, one of Eric Young or Killian Dain can easily feature on Smackdown's team.

Killian Dain is a highly protected superstar and if he is chosen for the team, it would tilt the momentum towards Smackdown.

#2 Aiden English

Aiden turned on Rusev, breaking up the Rusev Day

Rusev Day was one of the most over acts in the tag division but never got the support from management. Later, Aiden English turned on Rusev and attacked him. He even cost Rusev the qualifying match for the World Cup tournament. Through their feud, the Nght in Milwaukee segment became a huge talking point but was abruptly ended.

For the last spot of men's Survivor Series team, Paige may organize a multi-man match which comprises both Rusev and Aiden English. Then Aiden can roll up Rusev for the win, much to the surprise of everyone, and thus continuing their feud.

The addition of Aiden could be a last-minute swerve. He could also serve as the participant who gets eliminated right off the bat. His elimination won't bother the team much and at the same time save other superstars from talking the pin early in the match.

#1 Andrade Cien Almas

Almas is available for Survivor Series with no current feud in hand.

Probably the most ideal superstar to replace Rey Mysterio in any sort of place is going to be Andrade Cien Almas. Almas got promoted to the main roster along with his manager Zelina Vega but has failed to have a concrete feud on Smackdown.

Almas has proven his worth as a competitor in the ring with AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan. He has been meddling in the Miz and Bryan's rivalry and has often competed in mixed tag matches against Bryan and Brie, and with R Truth and Carmella.

Zelina Vega recently got injured which has left Almas off track but becoming the sole survivor could do wonders for his career moving forward, and being a heel, his manager can boast of this accomplishment for a long time. This could be the platform that Almas needs to reach the same height that he did on NXT.