Best and Worst of SmackDown: Top star to make PPV return after 1 year, Big mistake made with Title feud? 

#1 Worst: Not making Cesaro look good on SmackDown

😱😱😱#SmackDown @WWERollins @WWECesaro pic.twitter.com/ETpAOKt3dO

— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Cesaro interrupted Roman Reigns on SmackDown when the Universal Champion only wanted to call out his cousin, Jimmy Uso. Cesaro asked for another title shot at Hell in a Cell, and before Reigns could even properly respond, Seth Rollins came out and attacked him from behind. Rollins brutalized the Swiss Cyborg and ensured he left the ThunderDome on a stretcher.

The Messiah then confronted Cesaro as he was being taken away from the building and went psychotic, which was a good bit of character work. But the fact that Cesaro has to look bad all the time is negative, and there's still a lot of work left to be done with him.

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#1 Best: The Shinsuke Nakamura-King Corbin feud

STRONG STYLE prevails on #SmackDown! 👑@ShinsukeN @rikbugez @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/pbWSvkLMqK

— WWE (@WWE) May 22, 2021

Shinsuke Nakamura and King Corbin have low-key been having a great feud on SmackDown. It's a simple storyline, one based on Nakamura taking Corbin's crown. It seems as though King Nakamura is inevitable, and Rik Bugez played a big part in hyping the Japanese star up this week.

Nakamura finally got his win over King Corbin as well. Despite getting less screen time, this is an enjoyable mid-card feud and could help elevate the Japanese star on SmackDown.