7 things WWE got right on Smackdown Live this week(19 February 2019)

#5 DIY continue to establish themselves

NXT's top guys

The NXT call ups that happened at the beginning of the year were arguably some of the worst call ups in history. These random superstars who didn't reach their peak in NXT were shifted to Raw and Smackdown Live. Fans knew that the likes of Heavy Machinery, Nikki Cross, EC3 and Lacey Evans would get lost in the mix, as WWE hardly has a plan in place for their main event superstars,

And it seems that WWE has moved past all those former call ups, as the arrival of the four biggest stars in NXT right now has shaken the landscape of Raw and Smackdown Live. The arrival of two the biggest champions in NXT right now and enemies in Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano is something surprising, as WWE had wasted no time in presenting these former teammates as the once strong unit they were back when they were known as DIY.

Some disagree with the random booking of DIY on Raw yesterday, as they just showed up, teamed up and beat The Revival. On Smackdown Live it was something of the same, as we saw DIY take on The Bar in tag team action, and boy was this match a hard-hitting affair, so hard that at one point Ciampa's leg nearly broke in half after a botched sunset flip powerbomb on Sheamus.

But Ciampa recovered and picked up the win for his team. While it is a bit odd to portray the biggest heel on NXT as an underdog in this match, it seems WWE is testing the waters with regards to the reception each of the call ups gets from the crowds.

At least the core booking methods the NXT writers have been building throughout Gargano's and Ciampa's feud is still intact, so one can only hope that they succeed on Raw or Smackdown Live when they officially get promoted.