6 Things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown: Bray Wyatt's secret revealed after 6 years, Title change at Elimination Chamber revealed? (March 6th, 2020)

A fantastic episode of Friday Night SmackDown concluded and while Elimination Chamber 2020 isn't the most hyped PPV before WrestleMania 36, WWE still did a good job with the episode.

The focus was primarily on the Chamber but we felt that the overall progression of storylines heading into WrestleMania 36 was great. This was the boost that SmackDown needed after months of average programming and RAW being superior quality-wise.

It started with legends and ended with a gauntlet match. WWE does gauntlet matches well and as with the years before - they established superstars in a big way. Let's cut this short and jump right into the things that WWE subtly told us on SmackDown.

#6. Bray Wyatt's secret

As usual, we loved the Firefly Fun House segment. Now that time has passed since Super ShowDown, perhaps the damage to Bray Wyatt wasn't as bad as people thought. We still don't think Goldberg vs Roman Reigns needed the Universal Championship, but in such cases - it is what it is.

A feud against John Cena is anything but a "consolation prize" and the Firefly Fun House returned ahead of Elimination Chamber. In the segment, Wyatt spoke about why he chose John Cena and it was the Ramblin' Rabbit who revealed Bray Wyatt's secret - that his loss to John Cena 6 years ago at WrestleMania 30 led to a downward spiral in his personal life and career.

It was a short segment but the perfect example of "less is more" in wrestling. In just a matter of minutes, Wyatt managed to add another layer to the storyline and give an actual reason for the rivalry and why he went after John Cena.

Storyline-wise, we believe that this could end up being the most exciting WrestleMania 36 feud. That, however, depends on how frequently Cena will appear in the coming month.

#5. The end of a run?

It's a bit surprising to us that it took nearly four and a half years for Braun Strowman to win his first singles championship in WWE. Remember, this is a guy who, in 2017-18, was the hottest superstar in the company and arguably among the hottest in the entire industry.

Momentum was on his side and fans seemed to think that it was the perfect time to pull the trigger and make him Universal Champion. Except, that didn't happen. He was used to enhance Brock Lesnar and on a few occasions, Roman Reigns.

While he had two reigns as RAW Tag Team Champion, one was with a 10-year old that lasted one night, while the second reign with Seth Rollins was for storyline-purpose - with him being used at the end to put over Rollins (which wasn't a bad decision by any means).

He's facing Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Shinsuke Nakamura, and in the nWo segment on a Moment of Bliss, he beat up Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura before Sami Zayn used Alexa Bliss as a shield to escape.

Given that he's standing tall and WWE seems to love short and transitional title reigns, Elimination Chamber's handicap match could be a way of pinning Strowman and protecting him while he loses the title.

#4. Apollo Crews to have a change in character?

Apollo Crews, nearly four years into his main roster run, has unfortunately achieved little to nothing. He's been in a feud with Sheamus to welcome the Irishman back and unsurprisingly, he has been utilized for Sheamus to flatten out week after week.

Both Crews and Shorty G have been utilized to be squashed and it's clear that they both deserve a lot better. However, WWE deemed that they needed two people for that spot and it's unfortunate for both men.

Shorty G has been trying to lend a helping hand to Crews and the latter refused it, showcasing a bit of dissent with his former ally. He had another match with Sheamus and was finished in what seemed to be less than a minute.

For all we know, this may have alternate benefits. While Sheamus will likely move on after Elimination Chamber to his WrestleMania feud (which we presume could be against Daniel Bryan), Crews could end up turning heel on Shorty G - Over four years after his career started in NXT.

#3. The WrestleMania 36 call-out

We felt that the opening segment with the nWo wasn't bad at all. Apart from just having the Strowman-Sami Zayn-Cesaro-Shinsuke Nakamura brawl, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross had a smaller and less important role, but one that still achieved its purpose.

They called out The Kabuki Warriors - Asuka and Kairi Sane, who just so happen to be the Women's Tag Team Champions. They're also the longest-reigning Champions in the year-long lineage and they beat Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross to win those titles.

There are a few reasons why they could have called them out but the duo will be involved in the Tag Team title picture in some way at WrestleMania 36. Since a multi-woman tag team match is the best way to get many of the female superstars on the card, it makes a lot of sense that this would be the direction that they go with.

Moreover, the Tag Team titles are supposed to be "Interbrand" titles defended across RAW, SmackDown and NXT so it's the only title that can make an exception to be contested between superstars of different brands.

#2. Sasha Banks and Bayley feud being hinted at?

We must admit that this has somewhat surprised us. Sasha Banks and Bayley had a rematch with Lacey Evans and Naomi and they defeated them handily when Sasha Banks pinned Naomi.

What surprises us, however, is the fact that Sasha Banks and Bayley haven't even had the slightest tease of dissent since her return. Given that they have a month left for the show of shows, there's time, but the story hasn't been built upon as well as we would have liked.

Perhaps it's due to us holding them to the standard of 2015 when they had two incredible clashes at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn I and NXT Takeover: Respect - two months later.

We still believe that the Brooklyn match in 2015 is the greatest Women's match in WWE history and a large part of that had to do with the great heel-face dynamic the duo shared. Things are different this time and while Sasha Banks is most likely going to be the babyface in the feud, they haven't made a big tease just yet.

#1. Otis and Dolph Ziggler occupy the show

Never did we think that the day would come where Otis and Dolph Ziggler would be the biggest talking points of the show. While Ziggler has been the "talking point" on many different occasions of his career, that was on another level.

The Otis-Dolph Ziggler-Mandy Rose storyline was the most important arc on the show, starting with the women's tag team match. Sonya DeVille told Dolph Ziggler to come out and he assisted Fire & Desire in beating Carmella and Dana Brooke.

Backstage, Otis' heart was broken as Mandy Rose told him it was "too late". Still, Otis and Tucker would get the "Iron Men" spot of the gauntlet match, lasting from the start until the end, where they were beaten.

Mid-match, Rose was seen looking at the screen in concern, with Dolph Ziggler telling her that she didn't care about him. While he said that, the recurring "glitch" on SmackDown appeared on the screen (it also appeared during Sasha Banks and Bayley's match).

Otis was over big with the crowd and incredibly, they defeated The New Day, The Lucha House Party, The Usos, and the Champions The Miz & John Morrison. However, when they defeated the latter, they were given a beatdown, allowing Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to pick up the win - with Ziggler pinning Otis after a superkick.

It's clear that Otis and Ziggler are headed for a WrestleMania clash with Mandy Rose and this was the most heavily-featured story on the show.

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