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With the inter-brand warfare taking place within two weeks, the RAW and SmackDown shows will now focus on the build of WWE Survivor Series. The WWE Creative has again gone for a "RAW vs SmackDown" theme for the show, and so the women of both the rosters are set to compete in the traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination tag team match.
In the last two years, the flagship show has emerged victorious in the match involving female superstars. While Charlotte Flair and Bayley survived the match in 2016, the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka was the sole survivor of the 2017 match. Team RAW would be keen to keep their winning streak intact, so here are the 5 female superstars who should be a part of Team RAW and 5 who should not.
#1 Should be - Sasha Banks (Captain)
The Boss, Sasha Banks has been lost in the mix ever since Ronda Rousey's arrival on Monday Night RAW and is finding it hard to keep her place at the top of the division. The only title match she competed in in 2018 was the Elimination Chamber, despite putting up incredible performances in the inaugural Women's Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber match.
With Nia Jax already set to be Rousey's next challenger, we might not see Sasha in the title picture soon, but a strong performance at Survivor Series may help her character stay relevant on TV.
The former RAW Women's champion deserves better booking than she is receiving at the moment, and leading Team RAW at the Survivor Series PPV is the best thing she can do at the moment. The Creative team can give her the captaincy role by having her win a multi-woman match on RAW.
#1 Should Not Be - Alicia Fox
Alicia Fox has failed to reach the level of wrestling set by the likes of Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, and Ronda Rousey, to name a few. She seems to botch a lot when she steps into the ring.
Though the other superstars have their own share of botches, Alicia has a higher frequency. She was surprisingly handed the captaincy of Team RAW last year, though she had a dismal performance in the match.
Fox was recently paired with the Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal, in a move which did no good to both superstars. The female superstar loses almost every match, and despite being a former women's champion, the WWE Creative have reduced her role to a jobber.
Alicia Fox should not be a part of Team RAW at Survivor Series to improve the wrestling quality of the match.
#2 Should Be - Ember Moon
The former NXT Women's champion, Ember Moon is one the best in-ring workers in the WWE currently. Her finishing move, The Eclipse, is the most mesmerizing moves performed in the ring. Ember Moon was even the runner-up of the Women's Battle Royal at WWE Evolution, and eliminated a plethora of superstars in the match.
Moon has received strong booking from the WWE Creative ever since her debut on the main roster and has won majority of her matches on RAW. Though she is not a regular feature on the pay-per-views, she has managed to be one of the top female superstars of RAW.
Ember Moon's presence in Team RAW will increase their chances of winning the match, and will also give the WWE fans some dream confrontations against the likes of Charlotte and Asuka.
#2 Should Not Be - Dana Brooke
Remember the days when Dana Brooke used to appear to TV as Charlotte Flair's protege and at one time was set to be involved in a championship feud with the Nature Girl and establishing herself as a top face of the female division? Well, over two years have passed since that day and Dana Brooke is now one of the jobbers of the female division.
She rarely gets TV time now. Brooke was once even assigned the role of the statistician of Titus Worldwide but she parted ways with them after a few months. This signaled a push for the NXT graduate, but nothing happened after that separation as neither Titus Worldwide nor Dana Brooke benefited from that.
There is a small chance that Dana Brooke will make it to team RAW, but in my opinion her character will just be buried if she is a part of the match. So, it would be better if she is not involved in the match.
#3 Should Be - Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss was set to face Trish Stratus at WWE Evolution in a dream match, but her injury led the match to be turned into a tag team contest with Mickie James joining her to battle Trish and Lita. However, she could not recover to full fitness, which resulted in Alicia Fox taking her place.
But Alexa seems to be recovering quickly now and could be a part of Team RAW. If she is able to step inside the ring, there is no reason why she should be left off the RAW team at Survivor Series.
Bliss represented Team SmackDown at Survivor Series 2016 before participating in a dream "Champion vs Champion" match against Charlotte Flair. Though Alexa lost both matches, her involvement in Team RAW in 2018 will boost their chances of winning the contest, as Alexa is multi-time women's champion and has always received strong booking from the Creative team.
#3 Should Not Be - Nikki Bella
Despite being one of the most entertaining matches in WWE history, the Last Woman Standing match between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch was not allotted the main event slot at the first ever all-women's pay-per-view WWE Evolution. Instead, WWE Creative team chose the Nikki Bella vs Ronda Rousey match to close the show.
The match between the two was pretty underwhelming and lackluster as compared to the performance put up by the two NXT graduates before them.
Nikki Bella is currently a part of the WWE roster which is touring Europe and is performing at house shows. She may even be featured on the RAW episode in the United Kingdom, but she should not be a part of Team RAW at Survivor Series. The other young female talent deserve to get PPV time as Nikki may again go on a hiatus in the near future.
#4 Should Be - Ruby Riott
The Riott Squad debuted on the SmackDown Live episode after Survivor Series 2017 and destroyed all the female superstars of the blue brand. The trio of Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan dominated Tuesday nights, and Ruby even received a championship shot at WWE Fastlane, but she failed to defeat Charlotte Flair in a singles match.
Monday Night RAW became the new home of the Riott Squad as they were drafted to the flagship show in the Superstar Shake-up.They have since been involved in feuds with Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ember Moon, Nia Jax and Natalya, and have performed nicely.
A member of the Riott Squad should be on the female team of RAW and the leader of the trio Ruby seems the best choice for a slot in the team.
#4 Should Not Be - Liv Morgan / Sarah Logan
With Ruby Riott being the front-runner to grab a place in the team, the other two members should be kept away from the women's team, as it would seem to be The Riott Squad vs Team SmackDown at Survivor Series and not Team RAW vs SmackDown.
Also, the other two members of the trio, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan have played the roles of sidekicks for Ruby Riott and haven't received credible booking.
The presence of either Liv Morgan or Sarah Logan will lead to their burial at the inter-brand warfare as they would be among the earliest women to be eliminated from the match. The two could be present in the corner of team RAW, perhaps even helping Ruby Riott eliminate one of the members of Team SmackDown, but neither Liv nor Sarah should be a part of the red team at Survivor Series.
#5 Should Be - Nia Jax
Nia Jax won the battle royal at WWE Evolution to become the new #1 contender for the RAW Women's Championship. With Ronda set to battle Becky Lynch at Survivor Series, to be a part of team RAW is the best thing Nia Jax could do during the inter-brand warfare.
She could also emerge as the sole survivor from the women's match, which would provide her a ton of momentum before she faces off against the undefeated Ronda Rousey.
To leave the Irresistible Force off team RAW would be a serious mistake. If the WWE Creative does so, she may not prove to be a credible challenger for Rousey's title. Given the booking she received at Evolution, there's no chance that she would not be a part of team RAW at Survivor Series 2018.
#5 Should Not Be - Mickie James
Mickie James was over with the WWE Universe when she was engaged in a feud with Alexa Bliss in 2017 but ever since her feud with the Five Feet of Fury came to an end, she re-aligned herself with Alexa after a few months, puzzling the WWE Universe.
James is back to her old position of playing a sidekick to Alexa Bliss and she now loses more matches than she wins. She rarely gets in-ring time at pay-per-views and is used in filler tag team matches on RAW. The former Women's champion should not be a part of team RAW as it would just result in one of the previous 5 superstars missing out on a spot they deserve.
Which 5 superstars do you think will form team RAW? Share your answers in the comments box below.
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