WWE SmackDown this week definitely had a lot more highlights than lows, and it was the perfect festive episode for wrestling fans.
There were only a few things that did not quite hit the mark and we will talk about the 'Best and Worst' from WWE SmackDown in this very article.
Be sure to share your own best and your worst from WWE SmackDown this week, and also what are the components that you believe have made WWE SmackDown the show to watch, in 2020?
#1 Best: WWE SmackDown goes off the air with Big E being crowned the new Intercontinental Champion
The hottest tag trio in the last decade was split up so that Big E could get his big moment on WWE SmackDown, following the main event. In fact, when Big E won the Intercontinental Championship, he even had a very intense moment with the voice of the WWE SmackDown brand, Corey Graves, dropping his comedic avatar.
One has to believe that the main event was a lumberjack match so that Big E could be hoisted on the shoulders of the WWE SmackDown locker room, as they celebrated his big victory. We saw the build to this moment with Paul Heyman, where the latter stated that his achievements would overshadow those of The New Day, just like Reigns' current avatar overshadows anything he did with The Shield.
Everything was just perfect about the WWE SmackDown main event match, and Sami Zayn deserves all the plaudits in the world for playing a cowardly heel to perfection.
Did you catch the tackle on the WWE SmackDown ramp from Apollo Crews? Did you catch the backstage interaction between Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn?
Which route do you think the WWE SmackDown creative team will traverse?
#1 Worst: Bianca Belair takes the pin on WWE SmackDown this week
Yes, we all know why it was Bianca Belair who had to take the pin on WWE SmackDown this week, but at the same time, should she have been in this match, to begin with?
Yes, she did look strong against some of the strongest women in the entire WWE roster, but the fact that she lost on WWE SmackDown once more, after losing to Bayley not long ago, just seems to diminish her somehow, doesn't it? There are so many other women that could have teamed up with Sasha Banks and taken the pin, from the WWE SmackDown roster, who would have jumped at the chance.
Maybe those in the Creative team do not see the same sort of value in Bianca Belair that we, the fans, do. Her push has been hot at times and cold, on other occasions.
Do you think that she is destined for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at some point down the line, and are you happy with her booking?
#2 Best: Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns tear it up in the opening contest on WWE SmackDown for the Universal Championship
WWE SmackDown started on the right note this week as Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns battled it out inside a steel cage. It was probably not as good as their match at TLC, but that's a very high bar to compete with, one that's been set by these very men. We know that there's no way that the WWE Universal Championship will be put around Kevin Owens' waist, but that didn't diminish our enjoyment of this awesome WWE SmackDown contest.
Kevin Owens looked strong in defeat at TLC and he looked just as strong on WWE SmackDown this week as well.
The main thing that the WWE SmackDown creative staff must ensure is that Kevin Owens does not lose the momentum that he has right now, in the same manner, that Jey Uso continued to be a big star following his feud with Roman Reigns. Who do you think will step up to Roman Reigns next?
#2 Worst: The pitfalls of a taped show were faced by WWE SmackDown this week
Because those in the WWE SmackDown roster were given the day off to spend Christmas with their friends and families, this week's edition of the show was taped. And because of this, a lot of people knew the big spoiler, with Big E long before the show aired. One has to wonder if this will impact the WWE SmackDown viewership negatively when the numbers come out for this special edition.
One has to wonder if this surprise should have been kept for a live show at some point down the line so that the WWE SmackDown audience could have enjoyed the big moment with Big E as it happened.
The main reason why WWE SmackDown and RAW have been able to bag such big numbers for so many years is because of a feeling of 'anything could happen', thanks to the live format. It was a fantastic show from start to finish but could have been better had it been a non-taped show.
#3 Best/Worst: Asuka and Charlotte Flair as the WWE Tag Team Champions do not take on any WWE SmackDown Tag Teams
There is nothing wrong with the idea of Asuka and Charlotte Flair, the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, showing up on the WWE SmackDown brand to challenge the best in the division, to a match.
But when you have real tag teams, be it The Riott Squad or even Billie Kay and the mystery partner storyline in full-swing, did we need to see Baymella team up again, and Sasha Banks competing for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships once again?
One assumes that the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships were created, so that more women could get on the bill, who are not necessarily involved in the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship or the RAW Women's Championship picture.
And yet, Sasha Banks and Asuka were involved in the big match this week.
As good as the match was, shouldn't Charlotte Flair and Asuka be elevating the WWE RAW Women's Championship away from the tag team title picture? Lana was written out of an ongoing storyline for no real reason at all.
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