5 of the good, the bad, and the ugly segments on this week's SmackDown LIVE

#3 The Good - Daniel Bryan and The Miz

Daniel Bryan clashes with his pro The Miz on NXT

The WWE did an astounding job packaging a feud eight years in the making. With three separate video packages, the WWE told the story of The Miz and Daniel Bryan's eight year feud, which began in 2010 when Bryan was in NXT.

These two obviously have a personal distaste for one another that goes well beyond the realm of WWE story line. Their mutual disdain was evident in these wonderfully produced vignettes.

The Miz lamented the difficulties of being Daniel Bryan's mentor on NXT. He talked about how Bryan failed him as a protege, inevitably losing his first ten NXT matches before being ousted from the brand.

Bryan lashed back,

"I didn't need The Miz, but maybe The Miz needed me."

Bryan noted the fact that after NXT, he debuted on RAW and handily defeated The Miz. He pointed out that his success came after he shed The Miz's instructions entirely.

The video package then focused on Daniel Bryan's retirement, and The Miz showed no respect for Bryan or what was then considered a career ending injury,

"All he needed to do was put his fragile ego aside and not take so many risks."

Bryan continued his verbal assault on The Miz, accusing the A-Lister of being afraid to take a punch.

The two then turned their focus toward their epic encounter on the ill fated Talking Smack. Bryan claimed to have avoided physicality out of respect for his contract and Vince McMahon, but The Miz accused Daniel Bryan of being afraid to get physical, and added that Bryan was,

"Hiding behind his contract and injury."

The Miz continued,

"Do you think Daniel Bryan would have been fired for being a man?"

The Miz also offered the following about his upcoming SummerSlam match with Bryan,

"I am not your prove it match. I am your made it match."

Say what you will about the way WWE builds its feuds. This one has been put together spectacularly, and with a whopping eight years to cover - these videos were impeccable in progressing these two rivals toward their ultimate destiny: SummerSlam.