I like to think the story is set to play out with MVP's team getting the victory, MVP gaining control and setting in motion the changes he has been teasing, and Dixie attempting to fight to regain her stroke inside her own company. That seems to be logical and it is also true that the Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown historically belongs to the babyface squads.
The real question for now though, is team make-up...
We know straight from MVP's mouth that his second and third are Davey and Eddie. So who's his number four?
Last night's Impact seemed to rule out a lot of likely contenders.
Obviously we know Joe and Magnus aren't options for either team. I think that last night's tease with MVP proposing the spot to Aries, and A-double not immediately accepting, likely indicates he won't be the guy. It seems that a Shaw/Anderson angle was set in motion and that will likely play out at Lockdown, taking Anderson out of the mix. And while its possible that last night could lead to Gunner being MVP's fourth, with Storm signing on as one of Roode's three choices, I think it is more probable we get Gunner v. Storm by itself taking them both out of a potential slot as well.
That leaves MVP with two other clear options in my eyes. First is a returning Hardy/Willow, and the second is Angle. I know there are talks of Kurt choosing to have surgery and missing the event, but until I see 100% confirmation from TNA or Angle himself, I refuse to believe the man will not wait until atleast after Lockdown to have any procedure that will keep him out of the ring. Angle is too synonymous with the event to just sit it out.
If Angle does work the event, I would anticipate he'll have a high-profile one-on-one match, as has been his history at Lockdown. I would expect that match to be Angle v. ECIII, playing off Carter's claims to have "ended the Olympic gold medalist's career". That leaves Hardy in my eyes as the likely fourth for Team MVP.
Not knowing any of the other members of Team Dixie besides Bobby, her reluctant captain, make it harder to gauge.
Even though many will disagree, just as MVP's encounter with Aries last night leads me to believe that Aries won't join the faces, Roode's interaction with Kaz and Daniels and their subsequent failure to take out The Wolves, leads me to believe that Team Dixie won't include an Ego-reunion either. I think that instead Bad Influence will help to fill out the undercard(a match against Muta/Sanada possibly?). Also, as I stated, I don't think that Ethan will be an option for his Auntie's side, as I think he'll be left to prove himself against Angle. I also don't think we can be lead to believe that we can take Spud serious as a member either. There's no way Dixie and Bobby's characters could be comfortable with that perceived disadvantage.
So who is Team Dixie then? It sounds crazy, but as of right now I'd predict that Roode's side will be made up of the trio of the Bro-Mans and DJ Zema. The Bro-Mans are the tag champs and with The Wolves in the Lethal Lockdown match I don't see a different face team being built up in time to challenge them for those belts by Lockdown, making them the perfect second and third for Team Dixie. It's Zema I question most amongst all of these predictions. But I also don't see anyone who can logically be called likely just based off what we know right now. Bully, who was not present this week after his placement in the casket, could be a wildcard considering that Anderson has likely moved on. I don't see Abyss as an option, as I think they have a seperate plan for his return, likely with a manager or partner based on the obvious context clues from his departure promo. Perhaps the most interesting wild card could actually be Aries. We know Aries turns on a dime, has no apparent loyalties, has a history teaming along side Roode, and much like Bobby he could be "bought" by Dixie, leading him to choose her side over MVP's offer to join him. In fact that could be the most likely scenario after last night's MVP/Aries tease segment.
So using everything we know (including factoring in my assumptions that Angle, Carter, Storm, and Gunner will be in two separate single's matches) I'd predict it will be Team MVP, consisting of the man himself captaining a squad that includes Hardy and The Wolves, versus Team Dixie, consisting of captain Bobby Roode, The Bro-Mans, and a fourth member that comes from the group of Zema, Aries, Bully, or even Spud- who I've listed in the order of their likelihood.
