3 Interesting observations from this week's SmackDown Live (May 14, 2019)

#1: Roman Reigns' current scenario is a mixed bag of good and bad decisions

As I previously mentioned in this week's Interesting Observations from RAW article (May 13th, 2019), the Wild Card rule seems to benefit Roman Reigns the most.

On top of that, last night's SmackDown Live episode makes it even more apparent that Roman Reigns' current feud affects other superstars on the show as well.

This is because it is still not clear as to which superstar is Roman Reigns' ultimate foe in this particular feud. Is it Elias? Is it Shane McMahon?

Reigns opened both RAW and SmackDown Live in London this week, only to establish the same key points (or tropes) over and over again. This takes away a lot of potential TV Time from other lesser known superstars.

It makes sense to push Roman Reigns as the top star at this point. This is because his comeback story has led to a massive upsurge in fans finally embracing Reigns for who he is. The man himself has improved gradually on the mic and in the ring as time has passed us by.

But the fact that Reigns got booed in London this week shows us that there are a lot of problems with the direction this feud is heading in as of right now.

There are no clear motives here since a lot of storylines overlap during the same show which eventually culminates in a tag team match, as always.

As Riju Dasgupta mentioned in his Best & Worst Article for SmackDown Live this week, the Firefly Fun House was the best thing about both shows this week, but unfortunately, nothing else on SmackDown Live was bold or compelling enough to match it.

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