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Yesterday, we took a look at who the likely competitors on the Raw and SmackDown teams will be for the men's traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Now, we'll take a look at who will likely fill out the roster for the counterpart women's match.
Surely, the numbers will start to get filled out and the participants revealed tonight. Let's see who will likely take part in the match.
#1 Nia Jax (Raw)
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Hot off the heels of her victory at Evolution, Nia Jax is surely going to be part of Raw's team. With a title shot coming for her, she's also going to look reasonably strong on November 18th. I expect an elimination or two and a countout to take her out of the match again.
However, we also need to keep in mind that Nia Jax is ultimately only a filler title defense for Ronda Rousey. She isn't likely to take part in a big WrestleMania singles match again. Given that knowledge, I don't expect Nia Jax to be the star of this match or pivotal for the victory of the Raw team. She'll look strong for the short term, but not for the long term.
#2 Ember Moon (Raw)
Ember Moon has usually looked strong on television and she had a fine enough showing in the battle royal at Evolution. I expect her to participate at Survivor Series as a member of Raw's team.
Though there probably aren't WrestleMania plans in store for her, this could nonetheless be a breakout moment for Ember Moon on the main roster. The former NXT Women's Champion still hasn't managed to have a signature moment since making the jump to Raw in April. This might be the time for her to make a bigger impact.
Either way, this will be a good test to see how much value the company places in her.
#3 Natalya (Raw)
Despite taking part in more or less random matches since her move to Raw (there's only so many times you can want to see her take on the Riott Squad) Natalya is currently in an important role for the company. She's the woman trusted behind the scenes to guide Ronda Rousey and their friendship on screen has now been well-established. As far as professional wrestling tropes go, there's usually a dark reason for this.
Ultimately, I expect Natalya to turn on Ronda Rousey and be a filler opponent for her on the road to WrestleMania 35, either at the Royal Rumble or Elimination Chamber. Therefore, she might play a notable role at Survivor Series, while not quite being the MVP of her team.
Natalya probably gets her spot on the card by beating another member of the Riott Squad either tonight or next week. What else would be appropriate?
#4 and #5 Sasha Banks and Bayley (Raw)
I include these two together because they're always together. They will be together on Raw's Survivor Series team and probably fill the same role.
Sasha Banks and Bayley are in very weird spots in their career in 2018. Long out of title contention, they're usually just there to fill numbers, especially since their pseudo-feud never got off the ground. They'll do so here again, since they are good hands to have on call but the company probably doesn't have any WrestleMania plans for them. As such, I don't expect them to get deep into the contest. It's a long way off from when Bayley survived at the end of 2016's match along with Charlotte Flair. Recall that months later, Bayley won the championship and retained at WrestleMania 33.
As for how they qualify - they'll probably get victories over the Riott Squad? What else?
#6 Charlotte Flair (SmackDown)
Charlotte Flair is in a very weird place at the moment. Off her usual dominance following a rare feud loss to Becky Lynch, the story is already being told that she needs to find her confidence again. She'll begin to regain her usual footing at Survivor Series, where she'll surely be the captain of SmackDown's women's team. Paige speaking about it essentially guaranteed that it will be made official either tomorrow night or on next week's go-home episode.
Charlotte Flair is going to be the MVP of SmackDown's women's team and I ultimately expect her to solidify the blue brand's victory in this match, surviving to the end, whether alone or not. Currently the favorite to win the second women's Royal Rumble match in January, we can expect Charlotte's WrestleMania journey to begin on November 18th. Charlotte is going to be a superstar to watch closely at Survivor Series.
#7 Asuka (SmackDown)
Asuka will surely land on SmackDown's women's team. If there's any time to start rebuilding her, now's the time.
She almost certainly won't repeat her performance last year when she got three eliminations and was the sole survivor, but she's still someone to watch closely. With Charlotte Flair likely departing for Raw and a date with Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka immediately becomes the standout SmackDown Women's Championship match for the biggest show of the year.
A good performance by Asuka at Survivor Series may give us a few hints that it will indeed be the direction we're heading in for April 7th, 2019. If not, we could be in for disappointment. The company certainly loves disappointing its own fanbase.
Asuka will be one to watch closely on November 18th.
At the very least, we should get another fun encounter with Ember Moon.
#8 Naomi (SmackDown)
Asuka's new BFF is going to also participate on SmackDown's women's team at Survivor Series, qualifying either tomorrow night or next week. She probably won't go deep into the match, since there don't appear to be plans in place for her at WWE's traditional hottest time of the year. Naomi instead will probably be in a role similar to Sasha Banks and Bayley and simply fill out the roster for SmackDown's women.
#9 Carmella (SmackDown)
Thankfully, she dropped the SmackDown Women's Championship three months ago. However, WWE is still keen on getting her TV time with her partnership with R-Truth. As such, she'll probably find her way on to SmackDown's women's team to fill out the roster again.
There is also the off chance that WWE will want to reheat her for a larger role, but it probably won't happen this time, at Survivor Series, on November 18th.
#10 Mandy Rose (SmackDown)
This is my wild card for the match. Mandy Rose usually hasn't been seen on TV, but an impressive battle royal performance may indicate that a push is coming for her which could begin in earnest at Survivor Series.
If true, it wouldn't be hard to see why Mandy Rose would get a push. She has the look that Vince McMahon loves and there doesn't need to be more of an explanation. With that in place, he's not one to care about other weaknesses in a performer.
With this in mind, I expect Mandy Rose to at least qualify for SmackDown's women's team at Survivor Series. Depending on how much her Evolution performance indicated future plans, we may see a good Survivor Series performance. If we do, there are definitely plans in place for her, regardless of her weaknesses.
Watch Mandy Rose closely over the following couple of weeks.
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