3 Biggest things WWE could be planning for SmackDown Live (March 12, 2019)

WWE Fastlane 2019 was a really good show. Whether it's the WWE Championship match or the tag-team championship contest, the matches from the blue brand delivered in accordance with their hype.

The show also produced some news-worthy segments like Vince McMahon putting Kofi Kingston in the handicap match against The Bar, AJ Styles flooring Randy Orton with a Phenomenal Forearm and Shane McMahon turning on The Miz.

This week on SmackDown Live, WWE is advertising a confrontation between Kofi Kingston and Vince McMahon while Shane McMahon will explain his actions.

What other things will the WWE dish out on the show? Let's take a look at 3 biggest things WWE could be planning for SmackDown Live.

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#3 AJ Styles and Randy Orton get in a brawl that clears the entire locker room

The Phenomenal forearm!

The WWE Universe can finally feast their eyes upon a one-on-one pay-per-view match between "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and "The Viper" Randy Orton. Although Styles and Orton have wrestled on Smackdown Live in the past, we never got to see a legitimate PPV match between the two top-tier talents.

WWE planted seeds for their match on an episode of SmackDown a few weeks ago when Orton interrupted Styles backstage on two occasions. Orton called Styles out for saying Kofi Kingston deserved a title opportunity more than Styles and wondered if that is why it took 15 years for AJ Styles to finally get in the WWE.

The comment fumed Styles as he put Randy Orton down at the Fastlane PPV when Orton showed up to RKO Elias. While both guys are one of the biggest superstars in the WWE right now, their feud should be booked properly to catch the eye of the casual fans.

Starting that tonight on SmackDown live in a brawl that clears the locker room would be the first big step in cementing this as a must-see match-up.

#2 Lacey Evans attacks Asuka to set up a match at WrestleMania

Lavey Evans can be the Woman to carry the blue brand!

In what shouldn't come as a surprise, Asuka successfully defended her SmackDown Women's championship at Fastlane against Mandy Rose. While Rose may be a fan favourite because of how she looks, she doesn't stand a chance in the ring against someone like Asuka, and that was clearly evident at last night's PPV.

With how Asuka has been booked so far since arriving on the main roster, there aren't many women left on Smackdown Live who can match up to her. WWE needs someone they can rely on to carry the Smackdown women's division for a long time to come. So which Superstar should they push heading into the Grandest Stage of Them All? Enter Lacey Evans.

There are certain rumours swirling around that the WWE is gearing up to position Lacey Evans as one of the top female talents, and with the blue brand losing their two top performers to Raw, Lacey Evans could be what SmackDown needs right now.

She has the presence that only a few superstars had in the long history of professional wrestling, and to top it all, she was a former member of the Special Reaction Team of the US Marines. That gives Vince McMahon, another reason to push her as a legit badass that she is.

Beating Asuka at WrestleMania in a convincing fashion could be the first big step in positioning her as one of the top female Superstars in the company alongside Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.

#1 Vince McMahon books Kofi Kingston in a handicap match to earn a WWE Title opportunity

Kofi couldn't put away the Bar at Fastlane!

The more the things change, the more they stay the same. Kofi Kingston earned a shot at the WWE Championship at the Fastlane pay-per-view because of the amazing performance he put in the Elimination Chamber match.

Becoming the first African-American WWE Champion would have been a dream come true for Kingston, but that dream only remained a dream as the chairman, Vince McMahon, gave his opportunity to a returning Kevin Owens for the sake of a "box office" attraction.

At Fastlane, Daniel Bryan defeated Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali (who was added to the match to make it a triple-threat) to retain the WWE title while Kingston was put in a handicap match against The Bar.

WWE announced on their website WWE.com that Vince McMahon will address Kingston tonight on Smackdown Live and probably explain to the world as to why he put Kofi in a handicap match instead of adding him into the championship mix.

I fully expect him to do the same tonight and put Kingston in a match where the odds are against him, but this time, it's for a shot at the WWE's most prestigious title. Let's tune in to SmackDown to see if that happens!