Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss: 5 possible finishes for the steel cage match

#1 La Luchadora helps Becky Lynch win

Could Becky Lynch become a two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion?

A straightforward pinfall victory from Becky Lynch following an exploder suplex is quite possible, but I’d like to tease the idea of La Luchadora shocking everyone by helping Lynch. It seemed like La Luchadora and Bliss were on the same page in the aforementioned match in which Bliss disguised as La Luchadora after emerging from underneath the ring, only to lose by submission.

However, we’ve seen more stunning betrayals before, and there is an interesting branching point that could arise if La Luchadora helps Lynch secure the titles. It’s hard to see the rivalry ending if this is the case, because there may not be a heel for Lynch to feud with. SmackDown could decide to move Carmella to the main event picture prematurely, which would thrust James Ellsworth back into the picture as somebody impacting a championship feud.

Bliss would then be in a rivalry with La Luchadora, who is presumably Mickie James. Heck, if SmackDown really decided to be crazy (because, you know, everything about this scenario seems crazy), they could try to use La Luchadora to help Lynch and Bliss execute a double-turn tonight. I would, of course, be opposed to this. It would be hard to see Lynch as a heel and Bliss as a face.

That said, if Mickie James is La Luchadora, she make work better as a face. If she helps Bliss win, she would be returning to the WWE as a heel. If she helps Lynch win, she would be returning as a face. The face vs. heel picture in the SmackDown women’s division is skewed towards the faces already with Lynch, Nikki Bella, and Naomi at the top, as Natalya’s turn hasn’t quite balanced things fully.

This face vs. heel balance is something to consider as tonight’s steel cage match plays out because it could help explain any possible surprise decisions.