This may be a personal grouse of mine but I hate it when any Superstar wins a title and loses the following match. I get that Matt Riddle had to look strong on his first SmackDown outing and it just seemed like there was a whole roster waiting in the wings to go out and tear it up with The King of Bros.
A title is only as strong as the man (or woman) that holds it which is why Cody Rhodes defending the AEW TNT Championship every single week in a strong match on Dynamite makes so much sense. The Intercontinental Championship hasn't been booked very strongly on SmackDown if you consider that Braun Strowman wasn't exactly your typical workhorse Champion and if you also consider that Sami Zayn hasn't been around too often.
WWE had a chance to remedy this with AJ Styles but I just think that him losing to Matt Riddle in his very first official SmackDown outing (if you ignore the Survivor Series build) did him no favors.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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