5 Startling Signs That Prove Mandy Rose Is Set For A Huge Push on SmackDown Live

#3 Mandy Rose's slow-burning rivalry with her former Absolution teammates

Thick as thieves before WrestleMania 34, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have had several on-screen differences after 'Mania

Frankly speaking, out of every point we've discussed until now, this one may be the most underappreciated aspect of Mandy Rose's booking on SmackDown Live. The problem is that most of us, the hardcore fans, have been so busy criticizing Rose's wrestling skills, that we failed to see what the WWE has been doing with her character since her Absolution team broke up.

It was on the 20th of November, 2017, that Paige returned from her lengthy injury hiatus and announced herself, Rose and Sonya Deville as the newest team on RAW -- Absolution. Well, Absolution came to an end in April of this year, after Paige announced her retirement from in-ring competition due to an unfortunate career-ending neck injury.

It was also in the same month that Paige told Rose and Deville in a backstage segment on SmackDown Live that "Absolution is dead". Since then, Rose went to on win her first official match on SmackDown Live (May 8th, 2018) against none other than current SmackDown Women's Champion, Becky Lynch!

Besides, Rose eliminated her longtime friend Sonya Deville from the Women's Battle Royal at WWE Evolution on October 28th; and although Deville and Paige seem to be positive with Rose, The Golden Goddess has time and again engaged in villainous attacks -- both verbally and physically -- against Paige and Deville...That brings me to...