WWE SmackDown before Payback 2020 -5 surprises that could happen- Big transformation in former Champion, Uncomfortable truth about Roman Reigns revealed

By Riju Dasgupta

Modified Aug 27, 2020 04:59 GMT

So much could change on this week's episode of SmackDown

#2 Mandy Rose challenges Bayley for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

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Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have had quite the feud on WWE SmackDown thus far, something that has been marred by real-life incidents as well. Well, she stood tall at WWE SummerSlam 2020, as she sent Sonya Deville packing. And now, she's ready to ascend to the next level in her WWE career, taking the fight to the WWE SmackDown Women's Champion- Bayley.

This is a feud that can very likely happen since Mandy Rose is someone who has been on the precipice of breaking out in the WWE SmackDown roster. It is a roster dominated by Bayley and Sasha Banks where it's very difficult to gain a foothold. Mandy Rose could very well become the next breakout star by defeating Bayley in due time.

"I'm ready to move on and go after that #SmackDown #WomensChampionship!" - @WWE_MandyRose #WWETheBump pic.twitter.com/QuB1ym27sC
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Sasha Banks and Bayley will likely be allied for some more time since they are also the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions at the moment. And the oddball team of Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler seems temporary, at best.

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Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!

In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.

In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.

Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.

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Edited by Alan John