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The Survivor Series pay-per-view is one of the longest running events of WWE. This year it will take place on November 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It will be the thirty-second Survivor Series event.
This pay-per-view has been about brand supremacy, especially for the past two years since WWE initiated Superstar Shake-Up. Every match featured on the card has wrestlers of the Raw brand facing wrestlers of the SmackDown brand.
For the past two years, we have been seen all the champions of their respective brands colliding with each other, as well ascthe top five men and women of the Raw and SmackDown face in an 5-on-5 elimination match.This year also we can expect the same matches taking place.
There are still two months left before Survivor Series; in between we have WWE Super Show-Down in Australia and WWE Evolution, the first ever all-women's pay-per-view, both of which will be held in October.
So here are seven early match predictions for Survivor Series 2018...
#7 Team Raw (Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, The Authors of Pain, Bobby Roode and Chad Gable, The Revival, and The B-Team) vs. Team SmackDown (The Bar, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Sanity, The Usos, and The Colóns) 10-on-10 Tag Team Elimination Match
This match was held for the first time in Survivor Series 2016, where The Bar were the sole survivors from Team Raw. Last year in Survivor Series 2017 this match didn't happen. Now, WWE can once again make the tag team elimination match for this year's Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre could be the captains for Team Raw, because they are the only serious duo in the tag team division.
They can be joined by The Authors of Pain, one of the most dominating teams of NXT, The Revival, another team who achieved a lot of success in NXT, The B-Team, who were the former Raw tag team champions, and also the newly formed team of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable.
The Bar could represent the Team SmackDown, due to being one of the best teams in the SmackDown tag team division.
The Usos, another team in the division who have won SmackDown tag team titles multiple times, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, who have been without any direction for a long time, Sanity, the newly team moved from NXT to the main roster, and The Colóns, since they are the only team left, can join the Bar.
#6 Team Raw (Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Ember Moon, Sasha Banks, and Bayley) vs. Team SmackDown (Charlotte Flair,
Asuka, Naomi, Carmella, and Sonya Deville) 5-on-5 Women's Elimination Match
The women's tag team elimination match will definitely be part of the show, since it has been taking place the past two years. Charlotte Flair and Bayley were the survivors at Survivor Series 2016 from Team Raw, and Asuka was sole survivor at Survivor Series 2017 from Team Raw again.
Alexa Bliss can perhaps be the captain of Team Raw, but right now she is suffering from an injury. Nia Jax also returned this past week on Raw, so she can be part of the team.
Ember Moon, who was called-up from NXT to Raw, hasn't been doing anything lately should also be part of the team/ Sasha Banks and Bayley who have been working as a team would also be a great addition to the team.
Charlotte Flair, who lost her SmackDown Women's Title at Hell in a Cell, could be the captain of Team SmackDown.
Asuka could join her after getting lost in the shuffle since losing at WrestleMania. Former SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella can also be part of the team. Naomi hasn't been doing anything lately, so she can also be involved in the team. Sonya Deville can be part as well because she has been performing really well and deserves a push.
#5 Team Raw (Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens, and Elias) vs. Team SmackDown (Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Rey Mysterio) 5-on-5 Men's Elimination Match
The five-on-five men's elimination match has been going on at Survivor Series since the inception of the event. The first Raw vs SmackDown elimination match happened at Survivor Series 2005.
The past two years, the match has once again been between Raw and SmackDown, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt were the survivors at Survivor Series 2016 for Team SmackDown and Braun Strowman and Triple H were survivors for Survivor Series 2017 for Team Raw.
Baron Corbin has been the Acting General Manger of Raw so he will definitely be the captain of Team Raw. Braun Strowman will join him since he lost his Universal Title Match at Hell in a Cell.
Bobby Lashley has been involved in lackluster feuds so he should participate in the match as well, and Kevin Owens and Elias are two talented heels have no program going forward, so they can be involved in the team.
Daniel Bryan needs to be the captain of Team SmackDown since he is the top babyface of the brand. Randy Orton, who has been the sole survivor more than any superstar, will be definitely part of the match. Samoa Joe has failed to win WWE Championship multiple times so he might be pushed into this match.
AJ Styles could lose the WWE Championship soon since he has been the champ for a long time. If he does, he should join into the team. Finally, a surprise member for Team SmackDown will be Rey Mysterio!
#4 Raw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day
I think Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose will win the Raw Tag Team Titles from Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre very soon. They came really close to winning the titles at Hell in a Cell, and WWE might want The Shield to hold all the titles of Raw.
The New Day won the SmackDown tag team titles by defeating The Bludgeon Brothers after Summerslam, and they defended it against Rusev Day at Hell in a Cell. Furthermore, they will face The Bar at Super Show-Down in Australia.
Last year at Survivor Series, The New Day collided with The Shield in a dream match which The Shield won. This time it would be interesting to know who wins this encounter. They have been the best tag teams of their respective brands.
#3 Intercontinental Champion Finn Bálor vs. United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
The Intercontinental Championship has been completely lost in shuffle since The Shield has reunited. Seth Rollins hosted open challenges for the title until he lost it to Dolph Ziggler, and later won it again at Summerslam.
The title was not defended at Hell in a Cell, and also is not advertised for further pay-per-views. WWE should take the title off Rollins since he is slowly moving into a tag team with Ambrose and hand it to any other talented superstar.
Now, there are many options such as Kevin Owens, Elias, Bray Wyatt etc. but the best option is Finn Bálor, beacuse he is being completely wasted by not getting involved in any major storyline. Plus, we will get to see a dream match between Bálor and Nakamura.
#2 Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs. SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch
Ronda Rousey defeated Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam to win the Raw Women's Championship and retained it again in a rematch at Hell in a Cell. There are no further storylines involving her title, and she is expected to team with The Bella Twins at the Super Shown-Down in Australia.
Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair at Hell in a Cell to become the new SmackDown Women's Champion. There was a really positive reaction for her win, and character seems to make her more of an anti-hero than an outright heel.
A match between the two would be awesome, since both have achieved huge success in a short period of time and both are the most beloved stars of their respective divisions. It would be fitting for them to face each other at Survivor Series.
#1 Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. WWE Champion The Miz
The main event of Survivor Series this year will surely feature two top champions of their respective brands colliding with each other. Roman Reigns retained his Universal title at Hell in a Cell after Brock Lesnar interfered mid-match, while AJ Styles retained his WWE Championship against Samoa Joe at the same event.
It's clear Reigns will remain Universal Champion until the end of the year, but same can't be said about Styles. He has been WWE Champion for a long time, and fans want someone new to hold the title. The best option here is to make The Miz WWE Champion.
Miz has been involved in a blood feud with Daniel Bryan, and is expected to face him for a WWE title opportunity at Super Show-Down.
With rumors floating that WWE might do a fatal four-way match at WWE Crown Jewel at Saudi Arabia involving Styles, Joe, Bryan and Miz, this has to speculation that the most must-see superstar will become WWE Champion again. This will bring us a exciting match between Miz and Reigns at Survivor Series 2018.
