WWE Survivor Series 2018: The Perfect 5 For Team SmackDown Live

With Crown Jewel out of the way, WWE fans and wrestlers can take a sigh of relief and gear up for the best event at the end of the year, Survivor Series.

Survivor Series is one of WWE’s biggest pay-per-views and features wrestlers from both brands who go head-to-head rather than in the conventional matches where wrestlers from their respective brands fight each other.

Known as one of the big four pay-per-views, Survivor Series 2018 is already shaping up very well and will feature some great matches where champions from both brands will face each other.

Apart from matches between champions from both brands, the most popular match is that between teams comprising members of both the brands. The 5-on-5 traditional elimination match is probably one of the most anticipated matches each year.

With Team Raw poised to take on Team SmackDown for the event, we will surely witness one heck of a match as both brands are packed with some world class superstars.

Survivor Series is only about two weeks away, so let’s take a look at 5 men who can make up the best possible team for SmackDown Live.

#5 Shane McMahon – Captain

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Shane McMahon led Team SmackDown last year during their face off with Kurt Angle’s Team Raw. McMahon was the last man to be eliminated in the match at the hands of his brother-in-law Triple H as Raw romped to victory on the back of Braun Strowman.

McMahon surprised everyone, including most probably himself too, by winning the World Cup and robbing deserving players of the title. This was however 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 also planted since SmackDown’s General Manager Paige could not travel to the Kingdom and Shane had to represent the blue brand there.

Therefore, there is little doubt that Shane will once again be a part of Team SmackDown and most probably lead it too as he is the Commissioner of SmackDown.

#4 Rusev

Coincidentally, Survivor Series falls on Rusev Day

Rusev has been one of SmackDown’s most consistent performers this year, yet he hasn’t been paid the dividends he should have. He has been used as a competitive star for other high-profile wrestlers and gotten into short feuds with many well-established stars.

Since turning face, Rusev hasn’t been very successful when it has come to championships but has won the hearts of many fans. Since Rusev has featured on many pay-per-views even without holding a championship, there is no doubt that the WWE realize that fans love him.

Keeping that in mind, he has the talent and skills to justify any match he is put in and could be called up as a member of Team SmackDown for Survivor Series.

Since the teams are usually a balance between faces and heels, Rusev is the perfect face from SmackDown who is currently not involved in any feuds and can take part in the event.

#3 Daniel Bryan

Another face who can make the line-up is none other than the YES man Daniel Bryan.

Daniel Bryan pulled out of Crown Jewel because of personal differences with the region the event was being held in. That took him out of the title picture for now, and he is also ready for his next assignment.

Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan had a good run together on SmackDown before, and the two also teamed up for a match against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 34.

While many expected one to turn on the other at some time during their partnership, the same didn’t happen and that could lead to a pairing of the two once again at Survivor Series as part of Team SmackDown.

Bryan is an all rounder and hence he will be a valuable asset to the team, plus he will increase the interest in the match-up as he is one of the elites in the company.

#2 Andrade "Cien" Almas

One of SmackDown’s newcomers who has done fairly better than his counterparts on the brand. Almas is a great wrestler who has proven time and time again why he is one of NXT’s best developments.

Unlike most other NXT stars, Almas has been given some high-profile matches against top wrestlers on SmackDown which signals towards a better career for him than many. He has been booked significantly better than many other stars on SmackDown.

Building on his class and reputation, he could be added to Team SmackDown to provide the athleticism and the courage required to survive such matches.

He has already shown why he should get a match on main roster pay-per-views, and being added to SmackDown’s team could prove to be the highlight of his career which could take him to greater heights in the future and build him as a future face of the WWE.

#1 Randy Orton

The greatest heel on the blue brand. Randy Orton is a veteran and has beaten the best in the business. He is by far one of the most superior wrestlers SmackDown has. This should ensure his inclusion in Team SmackDown.

Surprisingly, Orton exited the World Cup in the first round and that has left fans puzzled as he was one of the favorites to win the event. Moving on, he should be made a big part of Team SmackDown as he has been one of the faces of SmackDown for a long time.

Randy Orton will be a great addition to the blue brand’s side as he is strategic and merciless which will be key when it comes to such a big match.

He can be the answer to Raw’s John Cena or Finn Balor and can work well if he’s given the spotlight.

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