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Old enemies Roman Reigns and King Corbin will go to war once again this Friday night on SmackDown. WWE had announced this contest for last week’s episode. however, the Saudi Arabia scene compelled the company to revise its programs.
Corbin had reignited his conflict with Roman a few weeks ago on SmackDown when he intruded in the Intercontinental Championship match between The Big Dog and Shinsuke Nakamura. His interference cost Roman the Intercontinental title. Thereafter, both the men crossed paths in a six-man tag team match on SmackDown before facing off once again in the Team Hogan vs Team Flair match at Crown Jewel.
The rumor mill was abuzz with reports that the Creative team has planned a long-term feud between Reigns and Corbin. Therefore, one can expect that this is not the last time we will watch a battle between the two Superstars.
On that note, let us now have a glance at the 5 ways this contest can finish:
#5 King Corbin defeats Roman Reigns
Starting with the most meagre possibility first, WWE may allow Corbin to go over The Big Dog in this bout and expand this conflict. As the fans know, this feud will not resolve shortly, and WWE can book Corbin to win, albeit with some foreign aid. While the fans won’t dislike a clear victory for the former United States Champion, the WWE executives would not be keen to have Roman eat a pinfall on an odd TV episode.
As we observed on RAW, WWE has not concluded the controversy between the representatives of Team Hogan and Team Flair, hence it is likely that we may see Shinsuke Nakamura come out to return Corbin's favor.
Or else, WWE can have Nakamura’s mouthpiece Sami Zayn interfere in this bout and cost Roman Reigns the match. So, by either way, the writers can book Corbin to overcome his adversary.
#4 NXT invades
In case you did not know, Roman Reigns had sent out an alert to the NXT roster after they raided SmackDown last week. The former Universal Champion warned the NXT stars that the Blue brand is his yard. This tweet did not go down well with the former NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa as he replied to Roman in the following manner.
Since the Superstars of the rival brands have had an intense exchange on Twitter, one can suppose the NXT roster to invade SmackDown once again. WWE can book Ciampa and his companions to show up during the contest between Corbin and Roman.
The chance that the bout between Reigns and Corbins is booked as the main event on SmackDown is high, so WWE can have the Ciampa-led NXT roster come out on Friday night and beat the heck out of the SmackDown roster, just like they did on RAW.
With this booking, WWE can later reveal Roman and Ciampa as the captains of their respective brands for the conventional Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Match. Then, in the next few weeks, they can concentrate on how the intra-brand Superstars need to overlook their troubles with each other and focus on the high-stakes match on 24th November.
#3 Roman Reigns wins clean
The fans know that this is not the first time that WWE is setting up a singles contest between Roman Reigns and King Corbin. The two Superstars have locked horns regularly in the past and The Big Dog has an outstanding record against his foe. So, it will not be surprising if WWE authorizes him to pick up yet another win this week on SmackDown.
Just like some of their previous bouts, Reigns and Corbin can have a lengthy back-and-forth before the face Superstar would gain the momentum and destroy his enemy with his finisher.
The possibility that Reigns wins the contest in this manner will be very high if this match opens the show. Also, WWE can spring a surprise by releasing the SmackDown Men’s Team for Survivor Series where both Reigns and Corbin would be present.
They could then use this match as a difference settler or a means of selecting the Team Captain. Either ways, the odds will be in favor of Roman because he had led Team Hogan to a triumph at Crown Jewel and he has momentum by his side.
#2 RAW decimates SmackDown
So far, the build-up to WWE Survivor Series has fixated on how NXT's roster is as talented as that of RAW and SmackDown. The WWE Creative team has even had the NXT Championship on the line in the main events of its premier shows. However, these assaults have carried the attention away from WWE’s tagline for Survivor Series 2019 which reads ‘RAW vs SmackDown vs NXT’.
Till now, RAW and SmackDown have only been attacked and they may attack the NXT stars on Wednesday night. But, the writers should also focus on the clash between the Red and the Blue brand because they are the premier participants of this game.
As explained earlier, the disagreements between the Superstars of Team Hogan and Team Flair haven't been resolved. So, the RAW Superstars who took part in that 10-man match can declare war by slaughtering Reigns and Corbin.
Also, the SmackDown stars have had their own issues with the RAW Superstars. Therefore, it would make sense to have this contest end in a disqualification courtesy of the uninvited RAW Superstars.
#1 The Fiend takes out both Roman Reigns and King Corbin
WWE raised a few eyebrows last Monday on RAW by revealing a WWE Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Rey Mysterio for Survivor Series. The wrestling world was hoping to see a ‘Champion vs Champion vs Champion’ match featuring the premier champions of the three brands. However, it looks like WWE did not wish to book itself in a corner by having two of the company’s most protected Superstars, Brock and The Fiend take part in one contest.
With the Beast Incarnate set to defend his title on November 24th, one can infer that Bray Wyatt too will put his Universal title on the line. At the moment, Wyatt's challenger hasn't been. There are speculations that Finn Balor would step up to The Fiend next but since the title changed brands recently, it would make more sense to have a SmackDown Superstar battle with Wyatt.
Having a closer look at the SmackDown roster, one recognizes Roman Reigns as the primary face character of the Blue brand while King Corbin as the top heel. With both the Superstars set to feature in a high-profile match this week, The Fiend could disturb the proceedings and kick-off a Universal Championship feud.
Whether WWE has a triple threat match to safeguard Roman from a pinfall defeat or the team books a singles match between Bray and either of the two Superstars, it will provide a substantial boost to the Survivor Series match card. Thus, the likeliest possibility is that The Fiend would stand tall at the culmination of this bout.
