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8. Heath Slater Turns On Rhyno

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One story that's run through the Smackdown Tag Team Title tournament - and has been running through the entire brand split - is Heath Slater's quest to get a contract. When the rosters were divided, Slater was the only wrestler who wasn't chosen, so by WWE logic, now he gets more TV time than anyone else.

Shane McMahon promised that Slater could get a contract if he and a partner won the tournament, and Slater's only friend, Rhyno, has helped the pair make the finals. Unlike their opponents, they'll only have one match on Sunday, and if they can win, Slater is set.

But what if Slater got a better offer? What if he turns on Rhyno on Sunday - costing the pair the championships - because Stephanie McMahon gave him a contract to join Raw? Given that Heath Slater is probably more popular now than he's ever been in his career, it may be a mistake to turn him, but it could be a clever way to give Raw a new solid midcard heel. It's unlikely, but not impossible.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013