Predicting Smackdown's Survivor Series Men's Team

This past week was full of surprises and controversies in WWE. We got to see the women of WWE put an amazing performance at WWE Evolution, and they made this pay-per-view one of the best pay per views ever. And then came Crown Jewel, which was a huge disappointment. But that was the past, and now, let's focus on the future. And the future is Survivor Series.

Survivor Series is just two weeks away, and in just two weeks WWE has to hype up the event. Like every year, this year's Survivor Series will hold a traditional 5 on 5 elimination tag team match between the men of Smackdown Live and Raw to determine which is the superior brand.

The company has already announced Seth Rollins (Intercontinental Champion) vs Shinsuke Nakamura (United States Champion), Brock Lesnar (Universal Champion) vs AJ Styles (WWE Champion) and Becky Lynch (Smackdown's Women Champion) vs Ronda Rousey (Raw' Women Champion) for the event.

In this article, I will be predicting the men's team of Smackdown Live.

#5 Shane McMahon

Shane McMahon is the "Best in the World." McMahon surprised everyone by winning the World Cup at Crown Jewel. McMahon took the place of an 'injured' Miz, and Corbin was unhappy with this. This was most probably done to start a feud between Raw’s Acting General Manager Baron Corbin and Shane McMahon ahead of Survivor Series.

Shane’s return to TV just before Crown Jewel was planned since SmackDown’s General Manager Paige probably could not travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Shane had to represent Smackdown Live there.

We can almost be sure that Shane McMahon will definitely be a part of the men's team of Smackdown Live. He could even make himself the captain of the Smackdown Live team, as he is the commissioner of the blue brand.

He can then continue the feud with Corbin at Survivor Series. This will also support the whole "brand supremacy" angle.

#4 Rey Mysterio

The Master of 619 will be an asset for the Smackdown Team.

Rey Mysterio returned to WWE on Smackdown Live 1000 and has been booked strongly since his return. He defeated Shinsuke Nakamura and qualified for the WWE World Cup.

He is currently not involved in any major rivalry. He is a major star and WWE wouldn't let the Master of the 619 sit on the sidelines at Survivor Series. Making him a member of the Smackdown team is the perfect option available for him right now.

Sure, it would be better for the future of Andrade "Cien" Almas as he could use the event to prove himself, but WWE is all about bringing out past legends at big events like this, regardless of the future.

Rey Mysterio also has a potential internal rivalry with another of his teammates to play off of as an internal dispute, and it most probably would be Randy Orton, as there are some rumours that suggest WWE is gonig to start a rivalry between Mysterio and Orton.

#3 Randy Orton

The Viper is currently the most dominant heel on Smackdown Live

Randy Orton is a veteran and has beaten the best in the business. Randy Orton is currently having the best run he's had in recent memory. He is currently the most dominant and successful heel on Smackdown Live. He is one of the best wrestlers SmackDown has, and this should ensure his entry in Team SmackDown.

He should be made a big part of Team SmackDown, as he is one of the most popular stars. And his current merciless and sadistic attitude can be a great help to Smackdown's team. Randy Orton is currently not involved in any major rivalry, and this could help WWE to give Orton a meaningful job to do at Survivor Series.

There are rumours that WWE is going to start a rivalry between Mysterio and Orton. This could be the perfect stage as Orton could attack his teammate Mysterio and walk out of the match.

#2 Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan is one of the most over babyfaces in WWE right now. Daniel Bryan was involved in a rivalry with AJ Styles. Styles and Bryan clashed for the WWE Championship on last week's Smackdown, and that match was won by AJ Styles. Now Styles will be facing Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in a champion vs champion match. As of now, Daniel Bryan does not have an opponent for Survivor Series.

Making him a member of the Smackdown team is a perfect option. He will be great for team Smackdown as Daniel Bryan will definitely be an asset to the team, plus he will also increase the interest in the match-up, as he is one of the best performers in the company.

His fans will certainly love for him to get a couple of eliminations and fight to the end of the war with Monday Night Raw.

#1 Rusev

Rusev is one of the most over faces on Smackdown Live right now. In every arena, we hear the chants of 'Rusev Day' but WWE has not utilized Rusev to his full potential. He has been one of SmackDown’s most consistent performers this year.

The Bulgarian Brute has not won many championships but has won the hearts of many fans and WWE also recognises this, as he is featured in most of the pay per views.even without a championship.

He is currently not involved in any major rivalry, and he also has the talent and the skills to deliver at any match he is put in and could be called up as a member of Team SmackDown for Survivor Series.

This could be the perfect stage for Rusev to show his talent and he could get a massive push by being the last man standing for Smackdown Live and winning the match by eliminating the remaining superstars of Raw.

If these 5 superstars come together we can be sure that the match will be fantastic as well as interesting. This was my prediction of Smackdown's Live men's team. Do you agree with my prediction? Give your opinions in the comments section below.