No. 1 Contender's Match for the Women's Title set for SmackDown

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Carmella vs Nikki Cross vs Dana Brooke vs Lacey Evans vs Sonya Deville vs Mandy Rose

Sasha and Ember are injured, and Alexa is sick.

Lacey is probably the favorite, but anyone could win.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

My bet would be either Mandy, Lacey or Sonya.

[Spidey]

Give me Forbidden Bae you cowards.

[Jack-Hammer]

Lacey already had an extended push into the Raw Women's Championship picture and she wasn't ready for it, nor do I believe she's ready for it now but that's never stopped people in WWE from getting pushes into spots they don't have the chops for yet, or ever will have in some cases.

Further regarding Lacey, if she wins, does this mean she's done the spontaneous turn that turns up in WWE from time to time? She teamed with Nattie against Asuka and Kairi, who themselves seem to have spontaneously turned as well. Bayley as a heel right now is already infinitely more interesting than Lacey ever has been, so who knows. Not that face or heel, good or bad mean much of anything as it's all subject to the old man's whims that are about as stable as the weather.

As for the others, I'd rather see Nikki or Sonya get an opportunity. We've seen Carmella in the spot before and it wasn't exactly the stuff dreams are made of. Mandy, while not terrible, is mostly around to be looked at though I'm wondering if there's not more to her than what we've seen in her usually quite brief matches. Dana Brooke sort of puts me in mind of a poor man's version of Natalya, she's all stocky and stacked like Nattie but I think she has more personality than Nattie.

Right now, I think Nikki Cross is probably the safest bet though there are some in that line up with potential that'll probably never really get much opportunity to show it.