{"id":139211,"date":"2022-11-25T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/expect-the-unexpected-from-wwes-women-division-at-survivor-series\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T20:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T20:00:09","slug":"expect-the-unexpected-from-wwes-women-division-at-survivor-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/expect-the-unexpected-from-wwes-women-division-at-survivor-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Expect the unexpected from WWE’s women division at Survivor Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy Black Friday everyone and happy Survivor Series weekend! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and all the good food your heart desired. I myself have just awoken from my tryptophan coma, right on time for my regular Friday column. <\/p>\n

Today I’m taking a look at the clues all around us as we head into one of WWE’s big four Premium Live Events this weekend. There’s a number of ways that Triple H can decide to go with the Women’s Division in particular tomorrow night, and I have put my detective hat on to try and figure out what could go down in Boston. <\/p>\n

Feel free to rip me apart if my theories are completely wrong, but here’s what I’m keeping an eye out for this weekend. And it all starts tonight on Friday Night SmackDown<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Who is the fifth member of Team Belair?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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This is pretty obviously the question on everyone’s mind as we head into the show tonight. Bianca Belair has promised to announce her team’s final participant in Saturday’s WarGames match tonight, instead of telling us all on RAW or keeping it a secret until the day of the show – a major kayfabe competitive advantage. <\/p>\n

Ok, so why tonight? <\/p>\n

For starters, it could be as simple as the final competitor is a member of the SmackDown roster. Liv Morgan makes a ton sense here. Let’s not forget she was prominently featured in the Survivor Series promo package, yet she is suspiciously absent from the card. <\/p>\n

Liv’s new wildly unpredictable and hardcore persona is tailor-made for an environment like WarGames and is the perfect counter to that same energy that Nikki Cross will bring to the table for Team Damage CTRL. <\/p>\n

Announcing someone like Liv Morgan ahead of time would temper expectations and prevent any negative crowd reactions from the fine folks in Boston Saturday night, who might be expecting a certain Boss to make her return to WWE. <\/p>\n

Now, I’m a huge Liv Morgan admirer and I love the direction her character has gone since losing the SmackDown Women’s Championship. I think she could really thrive in a match like this. But let’s be honest, she’s not who the fans are anticipating. <\/p>\n

Liv Morgan is a perfect strategical fit for WarGames, but the woman who makes the most sense for this spot from a storyline standpoint – and who happens to be the odds on favorite according to recent reporting – is Becky Lynch.<\/p>\n

This entire story arc with Damage CTRL started way back at SummerSlam<\/em>. Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY standing across the ring from Bianca Belair and Big Time Becks. Two rivals, who had just beaten the absolute hell out of one another, suddenly found themselves standing side by side ready to throw down with a new threat. <\/p>\n

A partnership built through conflict and forged by respect. This would have been a fantastic story to watch unfold. Sadly, we were robbed of that story. <\/p>\n

Becky Lynch a separated shoulder in her match with Bianca and has been on the shelf ever since. But Lynch was there at the beginning and it would be very satisfying if The Man was able to come back around in time for the final battle.<\/p>\n

If Becky Lynch does turn out to be the fifth woman, then I circle back around to the question I asked before. Why make the announcement tonight? Why not on Lynch’s home brand of Monday Night Raw<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The simple answer could be that Triple H is playing the ratings game. Making sure as many eyes tune in to SmackDown – already his highest rated show – as possible, and then deliver on the big return. Or, a swerve is afoot. <\/p>\n

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