WWE Survivor Series 2017: Early Predictions For Team Owens Vs. Team Shane Participants
5. Team Shane - Tye Dillinger
The more casual followers of SmackDown could have been forgiven for believing that Tye Dillinger was still grafting away in NXT until he popped up to answer AJ Styles’ US Championship Open Challenge last week.
‘The Perfect 10’ arrived on the blue brand to much excitement post-WrestleMania, but has swiftly been demoted to dark matches despite being more talented - and more over - than plenty of wrestlers who are featured more prominently.
Dillinger is in desperate need of something substantial to cling onto on the main roster. A spot on Team Shane would be perfect for him, allowing him some spotlight on a big stage while some of SmackDown’s more established faces do their own thing.
Among sections of diehard fans, the support between Shane and Owens would be fairly evenly split. Due in part to the infectiousness of his 10 chant, Dillinger is a hugely popular figure with the young, male audience and will help get the crowd behind McMahon’s team.
Hopefully it could be a launching pad for him to get his singles career back on track.