WWE Survivor Series 2017: 8 Results Predictions

6. Surprise SmackDown Slot Still Can't Squash Asuka

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Charlotte's promotion away from this ten-way bangarang created a vacancy on the SmackDown side, and with it, a lot of misplaced excitement. Rumours persisted that Paige would fill the empty slot, and then there was that other rumour - the one which rhymes with 'less than stellar'. Alarm Bellas were ringing at the prospect of Nikki as the mystery substitute; you just couldn't put it past WWE to have her end Asuka's undefeated streak. She is the longest reigning Divas champion of all time, after all!

Throughout all this, the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer remained steadfast that it was going to be a simple copy+replace job for Natalya. There was the faint whiff of a red herring surrounding this suggestion, but that's precisely what occurred, revealed by Shane McMahon's mid-Saturday tweet. WWE really were disguising something tediously mundane as a surprise.

Presumably, the company didn't need target practice for their own feet, so have went for the safe, boring option rather than threaten a Nikki Bella-induced internet meltdown. With no unexpected interlopers interfering with the action, Asuka's onslaught will go unchallenged, leaving the 'The Empress of Tomorrow' as the sole survivor.

Prediction: Team Raw win, with Asuka a certain survivor.

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