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Lacey Evans almost secured her first major championship in WWE at WrestleMania 36 as she came close to defeating Bayley in the final of the Fatal Five-way elimination match for the SmackDown Women's Championship. The bout also featured Tamina Snuka, Naomi, and Sasha Banks. However, Evans and the champion were the last ones to remain in the match.
It seemed like the former RAW Superstar would dethrone Bayley from the top, but unfortunately, Banks came back to help her best friend. The rules of the Fatal 5-way match allowed The Boss to interfere despite being eliminated, as her backstabber set up the win for Bayley.
Since Evans has received a dominant booking in the last 12 months, it will be interesting to see how WWE books her next. Here are the five possible storylines for The Sassy Southern Belle after WrestleMania 36.
#5 Challenge Bayley one more time, Sasha Banks banned from ringside
As WWE may look to extend a few storylines from WrestleMania 36, they could extend the rivalry between Lacey Evans and Bayley. The two female Superstars could battle it out against each other, with the stipulation that Bayley's best friend, Sasha Banks, is banned from ringside.
The reason why Evans could not win the title at the Showcase of Immortals was Banks' interference. Hence, she could appeal to the WWE Management to book a fair match where there would be no interventions. If WWE wants to make things exciting, they could provide Evans an opportunity in a stipulation match.
WWE would likely conduct its next pay-per-view event at the Performance Center only. Thus, the Creative team will have many options in their hands. The main plan of the writers is a feud between Sasha and Bayley. Since that is such a high-profile feud, it would be better if WWE extends Evans' stay in the title picture and delays the rivalry a bit.
#4 A Feud with Tamina
The problem with Lacey Evans' booking thus far has been that she has always featured in the championship picture. She has also dominated the champion on TV episodes, but when it comes to winning the belt, The Sassy Southern Belle has fallen short every time. Be it her series of matches against Becky Lynch for the RAW Women's Championship or her rivalry with Bayley for the Blue brand's premier women's title, Evans is yet to register a big win.
Thus, WWE should insert her in the lower mid-card where she could have a brief rivalry with a heel Superstar. The audience is behind her as a face. So, there is no need to turn her heel once again. Looking at the options available in the Women's division of the Blue brand, Tamina is the one who could give Evans the rub.
Sasha Banks and Bayley have been trying to get Tamina on their side. WWE could have an angle where on the champion's advice, Tamina would take Evans out and kickstart a new rivalry. A victory in a feud against Snuka will establish Evans as a major draw.
#3 Returns to RAW in the Superstar Shakeup
WWE always has a Superstar Shakeup after WrestleMania, and as Lacey Evans has only a few opponents left on SmackDown, she could move to the Red brand in the shakeup. There are many female Superstars on RAW, whom Evans has not faced. She could have a rivalry with Asuka, Liv Morgan, Kairi Sane, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, a returning Nia Jax, or even the newest member of RAW, Bianca Belair.
There are many options in WWE's hands if they move The Sassy Southern Belle to Monday nights. As mentioned above, she has been in the title picture for a long time, and it will be refreshing to see her in a non-title feud. Since she has got the mic skills, a personal rivalry with someone like Asuka could do wonders for Evans.
Even Ruby Riott has not had a proper rivalry after returning from her injury. Just like Evans, Riott has also challenged unsuccessfully for the RAW and SmackDown Women's Championship. A feud between these two Superstars can fill the gap of a secondary rivalry in the RAW women's division.
#2 Money in the Bank ladder match
In case you missed it, WWE aired a commercial of their next pay-per-view event, WWE Money in the Bank on the second night of WrestleMania 36. The pay-per-view will happen on 10th May, where the top talents from both the brands would try to win the career-changing contract. WWE could even spice things up by including NXT in the mix.
Speaking about the women's Ladder Match, WWE has very few reliable options available with them because three of the four horsewomen are holding championships at the moment. Even Alexa Bliss has a title while Ember Moon is out with an injury. Hence, they may want to add Lacey Evans in this match.
The Sassy Southern Belle has worked many gimmick matches in the last few months. However, she did not compete in the Money in the Bank ladder bout. It will be intriguing to see who wins the contract this year because there is no clear favorite. Evans could be the wildcard in this race because she has received a fantastic booking from the Creative team.
WWE should have qualifying matches for the event soon, and it will not be a surprise if Evans progresses to the main bout with a convincing victory.
#1 Join the tag team division with Naomi/Dana Brooke
Lacey Evans has tried her luck in the singles division, but she could not win a championship. Thus, WWE Creative could move her to the tag team division where she could align herself with her good friend Naomi or even Dana Brooke to dominate the division.
The Sassy Southern Belle has wrestled in many tag team matches, so the transition should not be tough for her. Also, Naomi does not have a direction from here as she was the second Superstar to lose in the Fatal 5-Way elimination match at WrestleMania. An alliance with Evans could be best for Naomi's future because both the women are very athletic inside the ring.
They could be formidable challengers for the new tag team champions, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Even Dana Brooke can be a worthy partner to Evans because the NXT graduate has shown that she can do incredible things inside the ring. On the first SmackDown episode of the new decade, the team of Brooke and Evans had defeated the Boss 'n' Hug Connection and the duo of Bliss and Cross in a three-way tag team match.
Thus, WWE Creative should book Evans in the tag team division, and perhaps, she could finally capture her first title there.
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