10 Ways SmackDown Live! Can Recover Before 2018

7. Horse Race

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Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair look to have had a wail of a time working together on SmackDown Live! since the former Women's Champion arrived on the blue brand in a desperate search for new opponents having drained Raw dry.

However, when it comes to actually winning some significant matches, both have fallen well short of expectations. As 50% of the vaunted NXT Four Horsewomen, it's probably time to remind their division mates exactly who belongs on top.

Depending on who carries the league's title (more on that later), either Charlotte or Becky could argue their place as Number One contender, which in turn could and should lead to a feud WWE haven't gone anywhere near since the 2016 roster split.

Becky and Charlotte had some sublime encounters between 2015 and 2016, reminding audiences that good professional wrestling was at the heart of the woefully conceived 'Divas Revolution', and would always win out over the dreadful storytelling they had been encumbered with.

With more fleshed out personas and ample television and pay-per-view time to work with compared to the early days of the reborn division, Lynch and Flair could steal any show they're on, and offer a renewed threat to the division's top dog.

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