Best & Worst of SmackDown before Royal Rumble: Possible spoiler for Reigns-Rollins match, Another top champion to lose title very soon?

#2. Worst: The handling of Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown

This week on SmackDown, Sami Zayn hosted an episode of In-Zayn starring Jinder Mahal and Shanky. It was a bizarre segment, one that was thankfully interrupted by Rick Boogs.

From the moment of his arrival, Boogs seemed to be presented as a far more important superstar than Nakamura, who he is supposed to be "managing" in the first place.

The Japanese star is the Intercontinental Champion, but he certainly doesn't feel like it. He was only recently cleared to return to the ring, and their interruption led to the tag team match between them against Mahal and Shanky.

It was Boogs who did all the heavy lifting for the team, presumably because WWE didn't want to take their chances with Nakamura working too much. But it was bizarre to see Shinsuke Nakamura being treated as a second-fiddle to Rick Boogs while he is the Intercontinental Champion.

It won't be surprising to see the title change happen once WWE books Nakamura vs. Zayn. The latter also recently re-signed with the company, so that could be a reward for that.