Former tag team champions to break-up; Roman Reigns to meet his next rival?- 4 surprises to expect on WWE SmackDown this week (Nov 15, 2024)

This week's WWE SmackDown will continue building for the upcoming Survivor Series: WarGames Premium Live Event at the end of this month. It will also feature a couple of championship matches from both divisions, which opens the possibility for more surprises to occur.

The November 15, 2024, episode of WWE SmackDown will see Motor City Machine Guns defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Street Profits. On the other hand, Nia Jax will defend the WWE Women's Championship against Naomi. Although they are the only superstars announced for this week's episode, fans could expect several more stars to appear and notable moments to happen.

In this list, we will look at four surprises to expect on WWE SmackDown this week.

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#4. WWE RAW vs. WWE SmackDown could be announced

Tensions between the RAW and SmackDown General Managers have been noted in the past few months, especially as the Survivor Series nears. In the upcoming Friday show, both men could finally announce a match many fans have been waiting for.

Adam Pearce could pay the Friday show a visit and mention how Nick Aldis did nothing when Randy Orton nailed the RAW GM with an RKO at Crown Jewel. The SmackDown GM could then suggest that they should just settle their differences professionally through a traditional Five-on-Five Elimination Tag Team Match.

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#3. The Street Profits could get into a disagreement after their title match

Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford's upcoming championship match against MCMG would be a special one, as it would be the duo's chance to prove that they are still one of the top tag teams in the division and should still be considered a threat. However, their relationship might be put to the test.

If the former tag team champions lose against Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, they could blame each other for what went wrong and get into a disagreement. Since Ford has previously expressed frustration and even hinted at leaving his partner, his emotions could come boiling down tomorrow on WWE SmackDown.

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#2. Nia Jax and Naomi might feel the presence of RAW Superstars

On this week's Monday show, Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton got involved in the Women's Tag Team Championship match, where they attempted to help Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, but Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill still won the match. A brawl happened later, with IYO SKY and Naomi helping the champions and standing tall.

During Nia vs. Naomi, Liv and Raquel might want to teach the challenger a lesson for choosing the opposite team. However, the Women's Tag Team Champions could come out to stand by The Glow's side.

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#1. Solo Sikoa could introduce a fifth member for his upcoming WarGames match against Roman Reigns

Both Bloodlines worked tirelessly this week on the Monday show to attempt to add a fifth and final member to their team ahead of Survivor Series, but both teams were turned down by several stars. However, Solo Sikoa could make surprising progress in this.

The OG Bloodline and the new Bloodline could have another confrontation on the upcoming WWE SmackDown episode. If a brawl ensues, the latter group could be aided by their fifth member, possibly rumored signee Hikuleo, or even a heel turn from Sami Zayn, which could also result in Roman Reigns adding the star to his long list of rivals in the company.