5 Things WWE SmackDown got right this week (January 1st, 2021)

#1 Roman Reigns destroys Kevin Owens on WWE SmackDown

"He's your family and he's doing this to you!"#SmackDown @FightOwensFight @WWEUsos @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/oLnxLXtXSp

— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2021

Kevin Owens pushed Adam Pearce to book a match between him and Jey Uso on WWE SmackDown this week after the opening segment. The two men got in the ring, and KO went right after Uso as soon as the bell rang. Uso suffered the wrath of Owens for the early part of the match and struggled to get any offense in.

KO kept telling Uso that none of this was his fault as he continued to beat him down throughout the match. He wanted Uso to blame Roman Reigns for the beatdown. Owens worked on Uso’s leg to keep him down and tried to injure him.

It did not take long for Owens to hit the Stunner on Uso to pick up the win on SmackDown. However, The Prizefighter did not stop there and continued to beat up Reigns’ cousin.

He handcuffed Uso to the top rope and beat him down in hopes of drawing The Tribal Chief out to the middle. KO set up Uso near the stage and climbed the set to deliver a big splash. However, Reigns appeared to attack the former Universal Champion, and then the two heels beat him down with steel chairs.

The beatdown went all around the arena before Reigns tossed Owens through a table from 15 feet up. The show came to an end with Reigns standing tall once again on WWE SmackDown.

😱 😱 😱 😱#SmackDown @WWERomanReigns @FightOwensFight @WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/rHCJpp1LKp

— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2021

The final segment of SmackDown was even better than the first one and continued a successful pattern to make this rivalry even better. KO will likely get his hands on Reigns once again, and fans might get a match between them at the Royal Rumble.

While Reigns has received a lot of praise for his work, KO has also done a phenomenal job to make this rivalry so much better.