Best and Worst of SmackDown: Face and heel turn in 1 night, Champion's title reign too boring to continue?

#1. Worst: Apollo Crews' Intercontinental title reign on SmackDown

King @ShinsukeN, @WWEBigE & @WWECesaro pick up the win in a CHAOTIC Six-Man Tag Team Match on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/98sjEAO7Sq

— WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2021

While it started on a promising note on SmackDown, Apollo Crews' Intercontinental title run has been stale and boring in the past month. Ever since the build to Money in the Bank 2021, the focus has been off Crews on the Blue brand.

It's no fault of his, but it seems as though WWE is ready to give up on his title reign. Shinsuke/King Nakamura pinned Crews in a six-man tag team match, hinting that he's next in line for the shot. At this point, WWE may just want to take the title off Apollo Crews.

Is his title reign now too boring to continue on SmackDown?

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#2. Worst: Seth Rollins' attack on Edge during the commercial break

.@WWERollins AMBUSHED @EdgeRatedR during the commercial break! 😮#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/fFBfLPODcB

— WWE (@WWE) July 31, 2021

Edge and Seth Rollins' segment on SmackDown was nothing short of weird this week. The Rated-R Superstar came out and WWE cut to a commercial break. When it returned, they revealed that Rollins had already attacked Edge during the break, but no fan watching it on television was able to see it.

It was a bizarre move and having a live audience doesn't justify skipping an important segment as such. It didn't add anything to the episode of SmackDown and it was a weird way to build to a marquee match on the card.