5 Booking options for Carmella as SmackDown Women's Champion 

Carmella shocked the world last night when she cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte after 287 days of waiting for the perfect time to strike.

The Iconic Duo played their part in Charlotte's demise as they attacked the Champion and brutally threw her over the announce table before she was then dragged back into the ring and Carmella cashed in her contract.

With the superstar shakeup coming up next week it seems that there are a number of options for Carmella as the Champion moving forward.

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#5 Carmella goes it alone

Carmella could shock the world

Carmella hasn't been seen as one of the strongest female wrestlers on the main roster over the past few years, but it seems that the former NXT star could shock the WWE Universe now that she has the gold around her waist.

Alexa Bliss wasn't considered to be a strong champion when she first won the title a few years ago, but it seems that she has only gone on to much bigger and better things over the past few years, so Carmella could do the same thing.

WWE has kept Carmella out of the ring over the past few weeks and she was quickly eliminated from the Women's Battle Royal at WrestleMania.

It's unclear as to whether or not Carmella will be able to go it alone as Women's Champion and shock the world by actually becoming credible with the title.

#4 Natalya and Carmella join forces

Carmella and Natalya could be on the same page

Natalya and Carmella have had a volatile relationship over the past few months, but since both women are heel superstars and have worked together a few times, it seems that Nattie could take Carmella under her wing now that she's Champion.

The Queen of Harts will do so with the guarantee that if she protects her in the coming months then she will be the first one to get a shot at the title.

Carmella needed help in order to win the Championship in the first place, so it's highly likely that she will now look into making friends to ensure that she isn't alone in the coming months and that she has more of a chance of keeping hold of that Championship.

Afterall, Natalya was beaten by Charlotte to lose the Women's Championship last year so the enemy of her enemy could be her friend.

#3 Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville find a new leader

Mandy and Sonya could come over to SmackDown Live

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have made quite an impact on Raw over the past few months.

But since Paige has moved over to SmackDown Live as the General Manager she could decide to bring Absolution over to the blue brand with her.

Rose and Deville have been under the leadership of Paige over the past few months and it seems that they could be looking for a new leader and if they come over to the SmackDown brand then the SmackDown Women's Champion could be the perfect person to fill the void.

#2 Charlotte wins back her title next week on SmackDown

Charlotte could easily defeat Carmella next week on SmackDown Live

Charlotte was beaten up by The Iconic Duo before Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank contract and it's quite well-known now that the Princess of Staten Island wouldn't be able to defeat the Queen in a one-on-one match.

If Charlotte cashes in her rematch clause then she could easily take back the Women's Championship from Carmella next Tuesday night and move onto a feud with The Iconic Duo where Asuka joins her.

Charlotte and Asuka are now on the same page and Asuka also has a history with Peyton Royce and Billie Kay, so it will be interesting to see if The Queen is able to extract revenge before the superstar shakeup next week.

#1 Carmella and The Iconic Duo start a stable

Camella, Royce, and Kay would be an Iconic stable

Peyton Royce and Billie Kay were bought up to the main roster last night and it seems that the duo has now become known as The Iconics, which means that it's likely that they could be set to gain a new member.

Since Kay and Royce are the main reason why Carmella cashed in her Money in the Bank contract successfully, there is no reason why the duo should become a trio and help Carmella to have an extended reign as Champion.

All three women have come through the NXT set up and know what it's like to be held back and unable to win any form of gold on the developmental brand, so a stable between them would definitely be an interesting one.