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On the latest edition of WWE RAW, Lana was defeated by Nia Jax in a one-sided match. After the bout, Jax proceeded to put Lana through the commentary table for the seventh time in recent memory.
Although Lana had qualified to secure her spot in the RAW women's team for Survivor Series, her position could be in jeopardy since it's become clear that Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler don't see her on the same level as others.
Here are the current members of the 2020 RAW women's Survivor Series team:
- Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (WWE Women's Tag Team Champions)
- Mandy Rose
- Dana Brooke
- Lana
It is possible that Lana might be removed from Team RAW. On the basis of that potential scenario, here are five WWE women who could replace Lana on Team RAW for Survivor Series.
#5: WWE Survivor Series veteran Mickie James
Mickie James is the only undefeated star at WWE Survivor Series with five or more appearances. This makes her the most successful female athlete at the aforementioned pay-per-view.
One of her most famous appearances at Survivor Series included defeating Lita to win the WWE Women's Championship in 2006. Lita's original WWE run came to an end as a result of that match. James has gained a lot of experience in traditional Survivor Series matches as well.
Recently, Mickie James remained undrafted in the 2020 WWE Draft. She has suffered a minor injury, but the WWE veteran will reportedly end up on RAW when she returns.
James suffered a broken nose injury, which took her out of action for only a couple of weeks. So it's possible that she could show up on the road to Survivor Series 2020.
Given her Survivor Series record, the odds will be stacked against the SmackDown women's team if Mickie James were to replace Lana on Team RAW.
#4: Former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Nikki Cross
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross are tied with Bayley and Sasha Banks when it comes to the most number of reigns as WWE's Women's Tag Team Champions.
Although Cross hasn't been able to secure a top singles title successfully, her tag team record speaks for itself. As of now, Nikki Cross is a solo star. Her split from Alexa Bliss was made apparent on the latest edition of WWE RAW, where Bliss spooked her former tag team partner with a set of devilish eyes in a backstage segment.
Bliss has crossed over to the dark side to a point of no return in the current scenario, and even though The Fiend's Demonic Queen would be an unrealistic replacement for Lana, Nikki Cross could be a good pick for Team RAW judging by her history as a tag team star.
After all, Nikki Cross was part of the Fatal-Four-Way match that Lana won to secure her spot on Team RAW in the first place. By replacing Lana in the aforementioned team, Cross could gain a much-needed push to kickstart a successful run on WWE RAW after the Draft.
#3: WWE RAW Superstar Lacey Evans
Just like Nikki Cross, Lacey Evans was also a part of the Fatal-Four-Way match that originally secured Lana a spot on WWE RAW's Survivor Series team.
Although Evans might not be everyone's first choice as an adequate replacement for Lana, The Sassy Southern Belle is a more realistic choice given that Lana is supposed to gain sympathy as a babyface at the moment.
Evan's heel shenanigans are effective for the most part, and it only makes sense for an antagonist to capitalize on an opportunity that belongs to a babyface.
For some reason, Lacey Evans has been booked as Peyton Royce's tag team partner even though the latter's popular women's tag team with Billie Kay was disbanded this year.
There's a fine line between realistic choices and fantasy booking when it comes to these types of articles, and the possibility of Lacey Evans replacing Lana on Team RAW is solely based on what may realistically happen, and not what every fan would love to see happen on the road to Survivor Series.
Keep in mind that Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce could also challenge Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke in a bid to replace the latter team on the WWE RAW women's Survivor Series team.
#2: Former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Peyton Royce
Unlike her current tag team partner, Peyton Royce has been an established tag team star in WWE for most of her career. It only makes sense to include her in the RAW women's Survivor Series team this year.
As mentioned in the previous slide, Peyton Royce and Lacey Evans could directly challenge Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke to join Team RAW. But the general consensus is that it doesn't make sense for Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce to team up after The IIconics broke up, and one of the few positives from this breakup was a potential singles push for the Australian WWE Superstar.
It was reported that the higher-ups of WWE are really impressed with Peyton's work ethic and attitude behind the scenes, so it would be beneficial for her solo push to enter Team RAW by replacing Lana instead of attempting to secure her spot along with Lacey Evans.
Interestingly, there is a chance that Billie Kay could end up on Team SmackDown over the next few weeks, so including Peyton Royce on WWE RAW's Survivor Series team would make up for a great subplot at the upcoming pay-per-view.
#1: Former four-time WWE RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair
Let's face it, aside from co-leaders like Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax, the women's RAW team for WWE Survivor Series needs a single Superstar to lead the team.
Being one of the most accomplished WWE Superstars of all time, Charlotte Flair is expected to take up that role if she returns on the road to Survivor Series.
The Queen is gearing up for a big return, and she underwent a successful elective surgery a few months ago. There is a huge gap between Lana and Charlotte Flair in terms of accomplishments and in-ring prowess, so there's no doubt that The Queen would be an ideal candidate for Lana's replacement in this case.
Moreover, Nia Jax was the one to send Charlotte home in the kayfabe world of WWE, so a power struggle between both of them leading up to Survivor Series would create some interesting conflict as well.
If this will be the creative direction for Charlotte Flair moving forward, she will most likely turn babyface in the process. Fans could witness a scenario where Flair replaces an 'injured' Lana to spite Nia Jax, which may kickstart a long-term storyline for the Women's tag team titles even after Survivor Series is over.
