Best and worst of SmackDown Live: 29th August, 2017 

Shinsuke Nakamura partnered with Randy Orton to face Jinder Mahal and Rusev in tag team action
Shinsuke Nakamura partnered with Randy Orton to face Jinder Mahal and Rusev in tag team action

#1 Best: The final few moments

We had to wait till the end of the show, for the best segment
We had to wait till the end of the show, for the best segment

Just when it seemed like SmackDown Live would go off the air with a forgettable main event match, Randy Orton turned on his opponent, Shinsuke Nakamura, setting up the stage for next week's No. 1 contender match, between the two men.

It builds up the tension nicely and ensures that we will not look at the match as just another babyface battle at all. It is clear that in that particular match, Orton will be the heel, while Nakamura is the good guy, at least for the time being.

As cool as this moment was, it was a replica of Raw going off the air with Nia Jax turning on Alexa Bliss, honestly. We still call it a 'Best', but only just.

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