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The road to WWE Survivor Series has been an unusual one this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans didn't get to see multiple brand invasions taking place across RAW and SmackDown in 2020, which had its own set of positives and negatives.
In 2019, the women of WWE NXT won the traditional women's Survivor Series Elimination Match that also featured RAW and SmackDown. This year, WWE's Black and Gold brand was removed from the equation, leaving the company's two flagship shows - RAW and SmackDown - to battle it out amongst each other.
Members of the 2020 RAW women's Survivor Series team are listed as follows:
- Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (WWE Women's Tag Team Champions)
- Peyton Royce
- Lacey Evans
- Lana
Members of the 2020 SmackDown women's Survivor Series team are listed below:
- Bayley
- Bianca Belair
- Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan
- Natalya
With that being said, here are five Potential finishes for the Women’s WWE Survivor Series Elimination Match.
#5: Team SmackDown wins via a considerable margin because of the inner-conflict between the women of WWE RAW
On the go-home edition of WWE SmackDown before Survivor Series, it became clear that the members of SmackDown's women's Survivor Series team were on the same page.
The same cannot be said for the women of Team RAW, who have been fighting amongst each other since the team was first announced.
Moreover, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke were replaced by Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce in the final episode of WWE RAW before Survivor Series. Team RAW's inner-conflict became apparent even when Rose and Brooke were a part of the team, and now it's even worse because Royce and Evans themselves aren't on the same page as a tag team.
Lana has been suppressed by Nia Jax for several weeks, while Jax and Baszler themselves aren't great at keeping up the morale for their team. Maybe a good way for Team RAW to lose would be for Lana to finally stand-up against Nia Jax by betraying her onscreen bully at last. This way, Lana and Nia Jax's storyline could finally enter its next phase for future episodes of WWE RAW.
With so many combustible elements, Team RAW could easily break apart against a united Team SmackDown. At the end of the night, three or four women from WWE SmackDown could end up being the survivors from this match, if not a clean sweep.
#4: Nia Jax and Lana surprise everyone by working efficiently together at WWE Survivor Series; Team RAW defeats Team SmackDown by a considerable margin
Even if the women of WWE RAW manage to pick up a victory here, not a lot of people think that it will happen with a clean sweep or by a huge margin.
Perhaps a unique way to book this match would be by giving WWE fans the exact opposite of what they expect. Lana and Nia Jax are expected to butt heads at some point, but what if both of them actually found a way to work together in an efficient manner?
The RAW women's Survivor Series team features some high-profile contenders like Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, who could dismantle the women of SmackDown if everyone on the Red brand's team was on the same page.
If Team RAW manages to find common ground at WWE Survivor Series, the five-on-five Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Match could end up being a very close contest.
Moreover, it would be an interesting proposition to see Nia Jax and Lana work together despite knowing how much they hate each other on WWE TV. This way, one can expect three to four members of Team RAW to survive at the end, and a clean sweep wouldn't be out of the question in this case.
#3: Charlotte Flair returns and replaces a member from Team RAW at the last minute; leads them to a victory at WWE Survivor Series
After taking some time off from WWE RAW to undergo surgery, Charlotte Flair has teased a return on numerous occasions. She posted two tweets implying the same a few days ago.
Even though Team RAW might be a broken mess at the moment, WWE could swerve the audience's expectations by introducing a new element to the five-on-five Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Match this Sunday.
Charlotte Flair's presence could give other women on the team a clear sense of purpose. Interestingly, Nia Jax was the one responsible for sending Flair home in the kayfabe world of WWE. If Charlotte Flair does return at the aforementioned event, Lana may finally have an ally by her side as well.
If a member of Team RAW gets 'injured' before the match in some way, Charlotte Flair could swoop in and grab the free spot before the bout itself. If she returns in the middle or at the very end of the match, it would help in creating a certain amount of suspense for WWE fans.
Team SmackDown's overconfidence may cost them the match when Charlotte Flair's return catches the Blue brand by surprise. One can even assume that Flair could end up surviving with a couple of team members still by her side after the match is over.
#2: Lana rises against all odds and becomes the sole survivor at WWE Survivor Series 2020
The whole storyline of Nia Jax putting Lana through a table on a weekly basis aims to build up sympathy for Lana's WWE character in the first place.
Lana is a character that has always remained relevant in WWE through a bunch of unusual storylines, as well as her diva mentality in an era that celebrates in-ring excellence. She is unique in that context, and her underdog program against Nia Jax could pay-off in a big way if Lana ends up surviving till the very end of this match.
Not only would she pick up a victory for her team, but Lana's achievement would also be a humiliating moment for the main antagonist, Nia Jax. How Jax will respond to this potential scenario is a whole different conversation, but Lana being the sole survivor would certainly be a newsworthy moment at WWE Survivor Series 2020.
It may not be the outcome that everyone would unanimously love to see happen, but judging by how her storyline is progressing on WWE RAW, Lana ending up as the sole survivor would be a classic scenario where an underdog overcomes the bully and defies all expectations at the same time.
#1: Bianca Belair ends up being the sole survivor in a star-making performance at WWE Survivor Series 2020
Out of all the members on Team SmackDown, Bianca Belair is the one WWE Superstar that fans to see move up ranks sooner rather than later.
The best way to establish her as a big star would to be book her as the sole survivor at WWE Survivor Series. Belair has got her character and in-ring style all figured out already. So if Team SmackDown is to win by a very small margin, Belair could steal the show by surviving till the very end.
A future match between Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks would be an excellent showdown, and Belair's performance at Survivor Series could be a huge milestone for her on the road to becoming the next SmackDown Women's Champion.
Apart from Bianca Belair, secondary sole survivor candidates from the Blue brand should be either Liv Morgan or Ruby Riott. Bayley doesn't really need this accolade to justify herself as a top star, and Natalya has already been through the WWE cycle several times throughout her career.
Either Morgan or Riott could benefit a lot by becoming the sole survivor at WWE Survivor Series, but the primary choice for that role has to be Bianca Belair this year.
Do check out the above video where Denise Salcedo and Stephanie Chase break down their WWE Survivor Series 2020 predictions.
Which team do you see winning the five-on-five Women’s Survivor Series Elimination Match? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
