From Kevin Owens stunning the fans by delivering a passionate speech against Shane McMahon to Roman Reigns and Dolph Ziggler slugging it out in an entertaining main event, this week's edition of WWE SmackDown Live (9th July 2019) featured a lot of contrasting moments.
The episode consisted of several entertaining matches from start-to-finish, and the show also introduced fresh plot-lines that may deliver promising results in the future. It looks like the blue brand may finally be gaining the momentum it needs.
Here are a few interesting observations from this week's edition of SmackDown Live:
#3 Kevin Owens might be on the path to the most popular phase of his career
Last night's episode kicked off to an unexpected start as Kevin Owens literally stole the show by pointing out the staleness behind Shane McMahon's weekly act in a fury of words.
The fans got swept with this wave of momentum as Kevin Owens' meltdown actually struck a chord with viewers and critics alike.
It was also refreshing to see that SmackDown Live stole the headlines after playing it safe with the booking for several months until last night, thanks to Kevin Owens.
During the main event, it became even more obvious that The Prizefighter has joined the battle against Shane McMahon and his cohorts. This newly introduced plotline could actually yield impressive results for the show as well.
As a matter of fact, Kevin Owens could enter the most popular phase of his career if this momentum stays on a constant level throughout the next few weeks.
Owens also established himself as one of the most relevant tweeners in Professional Wrestling last night. What do you think?
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#2: Was Randy Orton supposed to be Aleister Black's original mystery opponent?
I actually love the fact that Cesaro has been getting a WWE push as a singles superstar lately.
This could be due to the fact that Paul Heyman has more creative control on RAW now, and aside from Cesaro, several other notable stars are getting a fresh chance too.
However, from a storyline perspective, it was quite apparent that Aleister Black's mystery opponent liked to play mind games, and one can't really think of Cesaro as the one to knock on a door, only to run away as part of a prank.
Therefore, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt were the prime candidates to fulfil this role.
Randy Orton was supposedly facing Aleister Black during live events recently, but a report indicated that the 'Viper' suffered a neck injury around that period of time.
So even though it is quite refreshing to see Cesaro get back on track once again, let us not forget that Randy Orton could have been the one to knock on Aleister Black's door.
#1: The Undertaker and Kevin Owens were probably introduced to mix-up the Reigns-McMahon saga for good
At one point, it seemed like WWE would do anything to stretch the Roman Reigns-Shane McMahon saga further even though it had already run its course.
If you look at this from a behind-the-scenes standpoint, The Undertaker was probably introduced in this feud to make the saga look more appealing past its expiration date.
But you have to think about long-term decisions, and inserting Kevin Owens into the mix was the right decision to make, since the Prizefighter could eventually take over as Shane McMahon's #1 enemy, which also makes Roman Reigns available for fresh storylines.
When Eric Bischoff arrives behind-the-scenes on SmackDown Live after Extreme Rules, this would give him plenty of directions to take this feud in the future, since it is important to keep in mind that The Miz (and maybe Cedric Alexander) along with Drew McIntyre and Elias also have a stake in this feud aside from the primary characters.
Whatever the case may be, it seems like post-Extreme Rules SmackDown Live could evolve into a potentially chaotic scenario.
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