WWE SmackDown: 2 Superstars who flopped and 3 who impressed – Huge betrayal ends a long-running feud, Roman Reigns stunned by top babyface (Nov 13th, 2020)

#2 Flopped on WWE SmackDown: Apollo Crews

Apollo Crews deserves better booking on WWE SmackDown

Apollo Crews emerged as one of the breakout Superstars while WWE was navigating their way through the implications of COVID-19. He worked extremely hard inside the ring and established himself as a legitimate title contender. Following that, Apollo Crews defeated Andrade for the United States Championship and had a good run with the gold before losing his title to Bobby Lashley. But that Apollo Crews is nowhere to be seen on WWE SmackDown.

Tonight, he challenged Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship. Zayn thought that it was his opportunity to prove why he is a deserving champion while Crews believed that this would be his shot at facing Bobby Lashley inside the ring once again. Hence, both Superstars locked horns in a rather underwhelming match on WWE SmackDown.

The match ended with Zayn tying Crews' feet to the ring before he jumped back inside the squared circle. He was inside the ring just before the referee could finish the 10-count and won the match to retain his title. This was a disappointing result for Crews who deserves to be a part of more compelling matches and even storylines. The same can be said for Zayn, but at least he has a title. We hope that both these Superstars will be involved in better storylines and will get more screen time in WWE SmackDown following the pay-per-view.