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This week has been extravagantly entertaining for WWE fans. The final PPV before WrestleMania, Fastlane, delivered beyond everyone's expectations. Also, this week's Raw and SmackDown Live were spectacular and they set up the right pace for the Show Of Shows.
If WWE continues to book SmackDown and Raw like this on a regular basis, it will certainly hype up the fans for WrestleMania and will definitely improve the ratings.
Just like Raw, SmackDown Live had some amazing things in store for the WWE Universe. New WrestleMania matches were set up, some marvelous matches took place and some unexpected surprises came our way.
In this article, I'll list the 3 best things that happened on SmackDown Live this week.
#3 Shane McMahon's Promo as a Heel
Shane's promo as a heel was so much entertaining that I wonder why in the first place WWE decided him to team up with the Miz as a babyface team. The alliance of Shane and Miz was not making any progress and it was just damaging their credibility and WWE did the right thing by turning Shane heel at Fastlane.
It was amazing to see how well Shane can work as a heel. First of all, he threatened the ring announcer until he was satisfied with his introduction, he then explained why he attacked the Miz.
He went on and stated that he is not the Best In The World because he won the 'Best In The World' tournament or he won the Tag Team Championship. He said that he is the Best In The World because he was born that way.
The promo helped Shane to gain massive heat from the audience and he confirmed that he is going to face the Miz at The Grandest Stage of Them All. The fans are supremely excited for the match and I wonder how the Miz will respond to Shane McMahon in the coming weeks.
#2 Styles and Randy Orton's Promo
Randy Orton and AJ Styles delivered one of the best promos in recent history. The two were engaged in an all-out verbal war.
Randy Orton disparaged AJ Styles by stating that while Styles was wrestling for $10 in front of 12 people in a bingo hall, Orton was winning world titles in WWE. AJ responded to that by saying that Orton has been handed out everything and he would have never survived in the indies.
He went on and said that he was a part of many factions like Legacy, Evolution and the Wyatt Family who always watched his back. Moreover, he asked Randy to look around him and told him that he is surrounded by wrestlers who were once indie stars.
Styles ended the segment by challenging Orton for a match at the Show Of Shows. Though the match hasn't been officially announced, this match is almost certain to happen and it will definitely be a blockbuster.
#1 Kofi's opportunity to shine once again
This was the best segment on SmackDown Live. The promo cut by Kofi was full of intensity, passion and emotion. The crowd was listening and reacting to every word he said and it showed that WWE Universe is behind Kofi and he is ready for something bigger.
Mr McMahon also played his role to perfection and reminded us why he is considered the greatest heel in sports entertainment. Vince McMahon discredited Kofi and told him that he is not championship material. He further stated that Kofi is good but he is a "B+ Player", it must be noted that term was once used for Daniel Bryan. So does it mean that we can see a similar storyline with Kofi?
Vince McMahon gave Kofi one chance to prove himself; he announced that Kofi will face Cesaro, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, and Rowan in a Gauntlet match next week. If he wins the match he will have the opportunity to face Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at the Grandest Stage Of Them All.
It is almost certain that Kofi will face Bryan at WrestleMania but it will be interesting to see how he will overcome the odds next week on SmackDown Live.
