3 interesting observations from this week's SmackDown Live (July 2, 2019)

#1 The Kofi Kingston-Samoa Joe standoff was the highlight of the show

Shake @SamoaJoe's hand? @TrueKofi had another hand gesture in mind... #SDLive #ExtremeRules pic.twitter.com/squ52E9F41

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) July 3, 2019

Kofi Kingston added another moment to his WWE Championship highlight reel as the Dreadlocked Dynamo engaged in a heated promo with Samoa Joe on Smackdown last night. Both of these superstars were obsessed with exposing each other's act, which worked wonderfully as Samoa Joe and Kofi Kingston knew exactly what the other was going to say.

But the best highlight of the night came when Samoa Joe extended to shake Kofi's hand just after insulting the latter's family. Kofi's intense expression turned into a cheeky smile as the WWE Champion flipped a hand gesture made famous by the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin himself.

This added a much-needed toughness to Kofi Kingston's character, and to the delight of the WWE Universe, this also shows that Kofi can stand up for himself during any given situation.

Samoa Joe also put a lot of passion into this segment, and it will be interesting to see how this feud shapes up in the next few weeks.

By the way, what did you guys think of the comically bizarre segment featuring Shelton Benjamin last night?

Interviewer: Shelton Benjamin, who do you think will win the #WWEChampionship at #ExtremeRules? #SDLive @Sheltyb803: pic.twitter.com/u0FIHtIKAS

— WWE (@WWE) July 3, 2019

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