WWE Survivor Series 2017: Early Predictions For Team Owens Vs. Team Shane Participants
2. Team Owens - Mike Kanellis
It shows the lack of depth in the heel department on SmackDown that Kanellis is considered for a match of this magnitude. When it comes to taking the final spot on Team Owens, the former TNA wrestler pips Aiden English and Erick Rowan as the best of a bad bunch.
He has only won one televised match since first appearing at Money in the Bank in June - his debut bout against Sami Zayn - but because he is still fairly new to WWE, the damage is recoverable. There is time between now and Survivor Series to make him more credible.
To salvage Kanellis, WWE needs to feed him wins over the likes of Mojo Rawley, Sin Cara, and Luke Harper, and they need to give his 'power of love' act with Maria greater exposure.
Including Kanellis takes Team Owens to six members, rather than five, because of Maria’s presence. It is always beneficial to give the heels a numbers advantage and Maria can help her team gain early control from ringside, before her husband’s inevitable elimination.