#2 Will Jericho be better for SmackDown than Kevin Owens?
Probably the upset of the night came during the bout between former best friends, Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. Most of us assumed that KO was destined for SmackDown long term, considering the feud between him and AJ Styles looked like it had already started. To our surprise, it is Jericho who won back his US title and will be joining the Tuesday night team this coming week. The question is, was this a good move on WWE’s part?
Fans were understandably excited about the prospect of Owens joining the likes of Styles, Sami Zayn and Nakamura on SmackDown. The matches between the four of them could prove legendary. However, it is not as if SmackDown will be getting just anybody. Chris Jericho is still every bit as capable of putting on 5-star matches, and probably has the edge on KO in terms of mic skills as well. What really puts Jericho ahead of the Face of America, however, is his experience.
Nakamura, Styles and Zayn have all been around a long time, but are still rookies when it comes to the WWE. KO doesn’t exactly have the ability to mentor any of them at this point in his career, as he is still trying to make a name for himself as a WWE guy. Jericho can take the other superstars on SmackDown under his wing and get the most out of an impressive-looking roster. Let’s hope he sticks around long enough to face Nakamura at least once, because you know that’s a match-up you want to see.
