With RAW ending the decade with a rather unique wedding segment, the ball now lies in SmackDown’s court to come up with something equally eye-catching for its viewers. With the rivalry between Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt heating up and Bryan managing to become the number one contender for Wyatt’s Universal Championship, something explosive is bound to happen.
Let us take a look at 5 big rumors that could affect SmackDown:
#5 Sonya Deville unhappy with RAW’s ’lesbian’ angle
Sonya Deville is one of the youngest and fastest rising stars in WWE today. The former MMA fighter is currently part of a tag-team with Mandy Rose called Fire and Desire.
There have been backstage reports stating that Deville is not happy with the company because of the lesbian angle that has started on RAW when Liv Morgan hinted at having a romantic relationship with Lana during her ‘wedding’ segment.
Here is what Cagesideseats has stated:
With WWE heading towards more edgy content and segments that mirror those during the attitude era, it is possible that we may see Sonya Deville also involved in a similar storyline, perhaps involving Mandy Rose.
Sonya Deville is a part of the LGBT community and has been vocal in her support for them, so it would be a great opportunity for her to highlight this aspect of her life if WWE decides to go ahead with another such angle on SmackDown.
#4 The Miz to move to RAW
Former WWE Champion The Miz has become an essential part of the Blue brand ever since the split. Even though he has not had much success inside the ring as of late, he is a crucial part of the ongoing story between Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt.
However, for those expecting a major push coming for The Miz, there might be some bad news. The Miz is likely to remain a secondary character while on SmackDown as there is already discussion of moving him to RAW during the Superstar Shakeup in April, as per Tom Colohue.
(H/t: SportsKeeda)
#3 Tag team to be split
WWE has been teasing tension between Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose as of late. The two have stopped accompanying each other during singles matches and even had a minor backstage altercation on SmackDown last week.
As per Dave Meltzer of WON, there are plans to split the duo so that Mandy Rose can get a singles push. So expect more tension between the two on this edition of SmackDown.
(H/t: SportsKeeda)
#2 Shinsuke Nakamura to move to NXT
It has been reported that NXT will be a part of the upcoming Superstar Shakeup in April. Not only will NXT Superstars get a call-up to the ‘main roster’, but some RAW and SmackDown stars may be heading to Wednesday nights.
One of the names that have a high chance of moving back to NXT as per SportsKeeda’s Tom Colohue is Shinsuke Nakamura. The current Intercontinental Champion is part of a faction along with Sami Zayn and Cesaro. So we can expect the group to split up soon.
(H/t: SportsKeeda)
#1 Roman Reigns to win the Royal Rumble
It has already been reported by multiple outlets that Roman Reigns is the favorite to win this year’s Royal Rumble match and face ‘The Fiend’ at WrestleMania 36.
SportsKeeda’s Tom Colohue has reported that Roman Reigns is the management’s pick to win this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble match, whereas Shayna Baszler will likely be the first choice to win the Women’s Royal Rumble match.
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