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From Becky Lynch and Triple H having a stand-off, to the New Daniel Bryan advocating his environmental concerns while being showered with hometown applause, this week's edition of WWE SmackDown Live (5th February 2019) featured a lot of contrasting moments indeed.
Despite the opening segment, last night's episode was not as momentous as compared to other recent SmackDown Live episodes. Instead, the show focused on a select few storylines only. Let us know what you thought about last night's episode in the comments section below.
Now that the Royal Rumble is well past us at this point in time, here are a few interesting observations you may have missed during this week's edition of SmackDown Live.
#3 Where was R-Truth?
Normally, one wouldn't ask as to whether or not R-Truth was scheduled to appear on a weekly show. Don't get me wrong, R-Truth does make every situation lively and interesting.
However, now that he is our current United States Champion, most people were under the impression that the title's worth would have increased when compared to its recent pitfalls.
R-Truth wasn't scheduled to appear on last night's show, and with WrestleMania inching closer day-by-day, we sure do hope that R-Truth's current reign as champion turns out to be beneficial for all parties involved.
Even Shane McMahon, The Miz & Asuka did not appear on this week's show despite being champions, however, there were advertisements and vignettes for both situations. But in R-Truth's case, it seems as if the WWE Universe will be subjected to another unmemorable reign.
It is too early to tell, but as of right now, things aren't looking hopeful. R-Truth is most probably a transitional champion right now, but that shouldn't stop the WWE from putting efforts into the US Title feud.
#2: What WWE told us through the two major Becky Lynch segments this week
As previously mentioned before in an article about interesting observations from this week's RAW (Feb. 4), Becky Lynch's confrontation with Stephanie McMahon was a stepping stone for a larger storyline at play. That storyline concerns Becky Lynch and The Authority.
Last night's episode also featured the same theme, except, Triple H was the one to confront Becky Lynch this time around.
The standoff between the two consisted of similar elements seen in the promo between Becky and Stephanie on this week's RAW. However, Triple H might've taken a more serious approach with his words, and as the above image suggests, this week's Main Roster episodes will be most remembered for Becky Lynch hitting both Stephanie McMahon and Triple H (key members of The Authority) on the face.
It looks like Becky Lynch will have to fend off multiple foes before facing Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35. There are a lot of conflicts to be resolved in the meantime...
#1: Is the WWE Championship scenario still about Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles?
Elimination Chamber might be a gamechanger for all superstars involved, but from the macroscopic view of things, Daniel Bryan is most likely to retain the WWE Championship inside the unforgiving Chamber.
Last night's show ended with AJ Styles standing tall after all hell broke loose, and Daniel Bryan was the only one (with Erick Rowan) who managed to escape. While other competitors involved in the Chamber match could factor into other feuds post-Elimination Chamber, it looks as if there is still some unresolved conflict between Bryan and Styles.
While I appreciated Bryan's speech and his character work last night (a lot), is another Styles-Bryan match-up best for business?
Of course, they will put on an excellent contest, given their past history. Moreover, if the two would battle it out at the 'Grandest Stage of Them All', AJ Styles could finally redeem his reputation after last year's relatively underwhelming Nakamura-Styles contest.
What do you think?
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