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WWE SmackDown: 5 Major surprises that may happen - Unexpected heel turn, Released RAW Superstar returns?

By Riju Dasgupta
Modified Jul 02, 2020 10:38 IST
The Monster Among Men could be in over his head
The Monster Among Men could be in over his head

Last week's episode of SmackDown was honestly a show of two parts, the first where the legacy of The Undertaker was celebrated by the entire SmackDown roster and the second which was standard SmackDown programming.

Of course, a lot of it was due to the events behind the scenes and one can forgive Bruce Prichard and his crew of merry men for not putting on a show as good as other weeks.

But this week is a whole different story and these are 5 surprises that we can potentially see during the course of the show, that could very well change the entire landscape of SmackDown. Be sure to leave a comment and let me know if you believe that any of these changes could potentially occur.

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#5 Alexa Bliss turns heel on Nikki Cross during WWE SmackDown

I don't blame Nikki Cross because she had no choice in the matter but she took on Alexa Bliss, Lacey Evans, and of course, Dana Brooke on last week's episode of SmackDown to determine who the number one contender would be for Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship. During the course of the match, Nikki Cross would attempt to pin Alexa Bliss, something that amused Bayley and Sasha Banks who were sitting at ringside.

We all know that Alexa Bliss is a far better heel than she is a babyface and I can totally imagine her attacking Nikki Cross on this week's episode of SmackDown to go heel. It would give her the edge that's been missing from her character for some time now.

Moreover, Nikki Cross would have a great opponent to work SummerSlam with, if she actually manages to defeat Bayley at Extreme Rules.

#4 Erick Rowan returns to Bray Wyatt's side on SmackDown

I am not the only person to say this, and if you want some more information on the situation, you may check out the following views by Tom Colohue on Sportskeeda's YouTube channel as well. Could we potentially see Erick Rowan come back to SmackDown if you consider that we're headed towards a swamp match between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman and the former actually tweeted out this picture recently, which features Rowan?

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Even though he has technically been released from the company, I wouldn't be surprised if Rowan was to return to SmackDown because we saw how Drake Maverick came back to NXT as well not long ago, even though it did seem that his WWE run was over.

I really wouldn't mind yet another Wyatt Family, this time with Rowan and maybe Bo Dallas, a trio that can potentially terrorize SmackDown and maybe even mix it up with Seth Rollins' faction at Survivor Series 2020.

And of course, Rowan deserves better than a silly spider gimmick, so this will definitely be a big step up for him, if it happens.

#3 The Lucha House Party attack The New Day, make their intentions known for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships

The New Day teamed up with The Lucha House Party on SmackDown to take on Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura as well as Miz and Morrison (hey hey, ho ho) last week. What followed was a fabulous match that not only showed the depth of the SmackDown tag team division but put the spotlight firmly on Gran Metalik, who was definitely the breakout star for the night.

But what is the point of winning a big match if it doesn't get you one step closer to the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, I wonder. And this is why, with The Forgotten Sons away from the SmackDown Tag Team Championship picture, one can totally imagine The Lucha House Party taking the fight to the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The New Day.

Cesaro and Sheamus seem like the frontrunners for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at the moment. But maybe we could see a triple threat match unfold at Extreme Rules: The Horror Show?

#2 Asuka shows up on WWE SmackDown to attack Bayley and Sasha Banks

On this week's episode of NXT, Asuka showed up in the main event of Great American Bash, during the match between her countrywoman Io Shirai and 'The Boss' Sasha Banks, in what turned out to be a very pleasant surprise for the WWE Universe. And there's every chance that she will show up on SmackDown as well, to take the fight to Bayley and Sasha Banks. Ratings are reaching all-time low numbers, and WWE needs all the star power that they can muster on every single brand.

And maybe when Asuka shows up on SmackDown, she can mix it up with the talent in the brand as well, from Nikki Cross to Lacey Evans to Dana Brooke and of course, The Goddess herself.

You can't have too much Asuka on your TV screens, ever since she has unleashed her over-the-top eccentric persona in WWE, and so I can't imagine too many people complaining about her potentially showing up on SmackDown this week.

#1 A snake is unleashed on the Universal Champion on WWE SmackDown

No, you can't expect to see Jake Roberts on SmackDown this week because he's doing his own thing on AEW Dynamite. But what we can expect to see this week on WWE SmackDown is Bray Wyatt unleashing his inner Jake Roberts, and possibly adopting his gimmick in a truly unique fashion.

Jake Roberts has the greatest admiration for Bray Wyatt and has, in the past, spoken about working with the twisted character. Because that is not a possibility on SmackDown this week, I think that it is all too likely that Bray Wyatt, in his swamp cult leader persona, will unleash a snake on Braun Strowman.

Remember Braun Strowman's promo from last week where he compared Bray Wyatt to the devil and spoke about the snake?

WWE really needs to build the idea of Extreme Rules being a horror show on WWE SmackDown leading up to the grand event and there is no better way to achieve this than to have a ferocious snake attack Strowman.

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