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#1 Aleister Black's return to SmackDown and what's next for him

Aleister Black is back!

The Intercontinental Title Match headlined SmackDown, and it is fae to say it was an instant classic. As we've said many times before, WWE rarely goes wrong with Fatal Four-Ways, for some reason.

Perhaps it's the explosive nature of the match that always makes it exciting, but on SmackDown this week, having four elite competitors helped.

For the first time in a while, the Intercontinental Championship felt important, and it was all perfect except a finish that added some controversy.

.@WWEAleister is HERE. 👀#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/4Ig3FLftsW

— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

A veil of mist showed up on the ramp and Aleister Black finally made his return to WWE after more than half a year away. For reasons unknown, his first target was Big E - who he hit with a Black Mass.

BLXCK MASS!!! 😱#SmackDown @WWEAleister pic.twitter.com/oibuAdSTfc

— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

This allowed Apollo Crews to drop down and pin Big E to successfully retain the Intercontinental Championship. It was an incredible match, and perhaps the only negative of it was the fact that Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn didn't seem important in the big picture. But we're interested to see Aleister Black vs Big E at Hell in a Cell 2021.