5 surprises for SmackDown: Unexpected star to align with Roman Reigns to take out Brock Lesnar, Huge betrayal to take place with 4-time world champion and new superstar?

#2. Sonya Deville to finally square off with Naomi on SmackDown?

One of the slowest-burning storylines on SmackDown has been that between Sonya Deville and Naomi. Given the way it has been handled, there seems to be no actual long-term plan, and more of WWE taking it on a weekly approach.

For the uninitiated, the storyline can simply be summed up like this - Deville, for reasons unknown, has a massive grudge against Naomi, going as far as to deny opportunity after opportunity.

Sasha Banks took an issue with this last week on SmackDown, stating that if Naomi were on the blue brand's women's team at Survivor Series, they would have won.

Sonya Deville seemed to be a little calmer last week on the Friday night show, and she made a match, pairing up The Boss and Naomi against Shayna Baszler and Natalya.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the babyfaces were victorious, all while Deville applauded both women at ringside on the commentary desk. Although it would be abrupt, one of the biggest surprises we could see on SmackDown is for Sonya Deville to finally get in the ring with Naomi.

If that isn't the payoff for this relatively stretched-out storyline, then what was the point of it all in the first place?