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5 Things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown- Loss of faith in a promising star, 3 major non-title feuds teased?

By Riju Dasgupta
Modified Dec 26, 2020 09:41 IST
Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens locked horns on WWE SmackDown
Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens locked horns on WWE SmackDown

It just felt like one of the most important episodes of SmackDown that WWE has put on this year, almost like a mini pay-per-view in a sense.

There was very little that was subtly told to us on WWE SmackDown this week, but that said, these 5 points are certainly worth noting from the show.

Because Rohit Nath is away celebrating the Holidays, this writer will try his best to step into his big shoes and convey 5 points that WWE subtly told us on SmackDown. Be sure to leave a comment and let us know your thoughts and views about the points mentioned in this very article.

If you think that there are some other points worth mentioning, please do mention them here.

#5 Bianca Belair is going to be booked in a pretty strong manner on WWE SmackDown, just not as strong as we thought she would

Let's start off by saying that Bianca Belair had a very strong performance on WWE SmackDown this week, but people on social media aren't happy at all. They see her as a future star, and the fact that it was she that took the pin makes people think that she's been buried. There is a bit of merit in this conclusion, but Bianca Belair is still a WWE SmackDown Superstar with much promise.

That said, her booking hasn't really been the best considering that she just lost to Bayley on WWE SmackDown not long ago, and then suffered the same fate this week as well, at the hands of Charlotte Flair, who is not a fan favorite.

To put it plainly, Bianca Belair still very much a woman on course to becoming a future WWE SmackDown Women's Champion. However, the fans would have liked her to be a lot more bulletproof than she is, at the moment.

#4 Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn to engage in a major non-title feud on the WWE SmackDown brand?

Did you guys catch the backstage interaction between Sami Zayn and Daniel Bryan on WWE SmackDown this week? It wasn't the first time that the two have had a cross word on the WWE SmackDown brand and these two men could battle all the way to the Royal Rumble.

Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn could be major players in the Royal Rumble, even though neither man may eventually win the whole thing. It is pretty much a certainty that either Goldberg or The Rock will take on Roman Reigns on the WWE SmackDown side of things, and Brock and/or Keith Lee will be involved with Drew McIntyre.

It will be entertaining to see one of these two WWE SmackDown stars eventually eliminating the other, as the result of their heated feud.

This is the first of three non-title feuds that we could see on the WWE SmackDown brand in the days to come. Click on the following pages to discover the other two.

#3 Even SmackDown star Apollo Crews may have a bone to pick with the former WWE Intercontinental Champion

Sami Zayn played the part of the coward perfectly during the WWE Intercontinental Championship match in the main event of SmackDown. But as he made his way up the SmackDown ramp, his fellow WWE Superstar Apollo Crews would run down and tackle him to the floor.

Whether it's a contest that plays out on an episode of SmackDown as a featured match, or is an extended feud that goes all the way until the WWE Royal Rumble, expect to see a Sami Zayn vs. Apollo Crews match sooner than later.

This is definitely a program that Apollo Crews needs a lot more than Sami Zayn does at this point, because of where he is in the SmackDown roster.

WWE has been very hot and cold with regard to Apollo Crews and he does need someone who can put him on the map once again, like Sami Zayn.

Ever since his feud with Bobby Lashley, Crews has just fallen off the face of the earth, hasn't he?

#2 Will Kevin Owens now enter into a WWE SmackDown feud with Jey Uso next?

After defeating Kevin Owens not once but twice, it does seem like the Roman Reigns vs. KO feud for the WWE Universal Championship is done for now. However, Kevin Owens and Jey Uso may still extend the feud, in a sense, on SmackDown, based on the fact that Uso cost him the title, not once but twice. In fact, Jey Uso handcuffed Kevin Owens to the side of a steel cage on WWE SmackDown.

Jey Uso seems like a much bigger star at this stage in his WWE career than he ever was, at any point in time. Kevin Owens, despite his two major losses, has been protected during his time on SmackDown. It took 2 men to keep him down against Roman Reigns, the top heel in the entire industry.

If not Kevin Owens, where does Jey Uso go from here? Do you see Jimmy Uso returning to WWE SmackDown, and maybe forming The Usos again, with one man as the babyface and the other, a heel?

#1 Could Sami Zayn potentially enter the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Division?

We all laughed aloud when The Street Profits presented this t-shirt to Sami Zayn on WWE SmackDown, right? Is this the prelude to the fact that Sami Zayn, potentially with a brand new partner, could possibly enter the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Division?

The Street Profits and Sami Zayn could engage in many comedic moments, and Sami Zayn could potentially elevate so many heels in the WWE SmackDown roster. Aleister Black has been sitting on the sidelines, and he could certainly make a major comeback as Sami Zayn's tag team partner.

Or maybe King Corbin could be allied with Sami Zayn, as the two men vie for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships. To keep the feud interesting, WWE could also have the SmackDown Tag Team Champions mix it up with The Forgotten Sons, stretching out the program.

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