5 Things WWE SmackDown got right this week (August 7, 2020)

#1 RETRIBUTION strikes on WWE SmackDown

RETRIBUTION continued their run of havoc over WWE on #SmackDown! Full results: https://t.co/KcLu2mAqle pic.twitter.com/n09vzkKWqH

— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2020

This week on WWE RAW, we saw the show go through some production issues following which we saw a group of people set fire to a power generator outside the arena. Before SmackDown this week, WWE confirmed that the name of the faction was RETRIBUTION, however, it was unclear who was part of the faction.

Sportskeeda’s journalist Tom Colohue revealed a bit about RETRIBUTION on the latest episode of the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast:

"The WWE do know. There is an actual plan for these particular individuals. The idea of a new faction was something that was written at the last minute. From what I can tell, this was essentially the NXT call-ups who were coming up soon, who were sitting by the sidelines waiting for the opportunity, for example, Dominik Dijakovic and Chelsea Green are people that have been mentioned, maybe Vanessa Borne as well. There is a plan, and they did have the people they wanted in those outfits, but it sure doesn't feel like it sometimes, does it? When you consider that's really all we got. To be fair, they didn't hype this one up initially. The news got out by a different wrestling journalist, and then they decided to hype it up in addition."

This week on WWE SmackDown, the faction appeared at the end of the show, and this time tore the arena up from inside out. They took down the talent around the ring and even threatened the announce team and the crew in the arena. The faction vandalized the entire SmackDown ring and made a huge statement to end the show.

RETRIBUTION brought more carnage to #SmackDown, but what exactly does the mysterious new faction want? https://t.co/HR233ZVkbJ

— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2020

Many fans are comparing this to the arrival of The Nexus, and we could see several NXT Superstars make their debut on RAW and SmackDown in the coming weeks as part of RETRIBUTION!