WWE SmackDown: 3 Superstars who underwhelmed on the latest episode (November 8, 2019)

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This week's episode of WWE SmackDown took place in England, therefore the show was taped earlier, giving us spoilers beforehand. It was an average event, contrary to the expectations of WWE fans who were looking forward to a great show after last week's NXT invasion.

The build-up to Survivor Series continued as the traditional matches were made official. Sasha Banks will lead the SmackDown women's team, and Fire & Desire faced Carmella & Dana Brooke to book their spots on the team.

In a shocking turn of events, The Fiend attacked Daniel Bryan backstage. This indicates that Bryan could face the Universal Champion for the title at Survivor Series.

Roman Reigns also faced King Corbin in the main event, and will certainly be feuding with the King of the Ring for the next few weeks. In this article, we will look at three Superstars who flopped on this week's episode of SmackDown. Feel free to share your thoughts below.

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#3 Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville (Fire & Desire)

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have been a team ever since their main roster debut, but are yet to make a significant mark. Mandy has the potential to be a good cocky heel, and Sonya could excel in the ring but needs things to fall in place. If the timing is right, she could quickly rise to the top and rejuvenate the women's division.

The duo have been treated like jobbers because they lose matches more often than not. Months ago, it looked like WWE was going to do a story between the duo and eventually split them up, but that got cut down.

Therefore, it's obvious they have been victims of the company's booking. This week on SmackDown, they faced Carmella and Dana Brooke for an opportunity to be in the SmackDown women's team.

However, they lost yet again and won't be a part of the traditional Survivor Series match at the PPV. This raises the question of what's the next step for this pairing?

#2 Ali

It seems things keep getting worse for Ali each week. After he made his debut on the main roster, he got over with the fans quickly due to his natural charisma, becoming a beloved babyface.

However, that momentum came to a halt when he got injured early this year. WWE has been very inconsistent with his booking since he returned from the injury.

He had some inspiring babyface promos and vignettes which gave fans the idea that he would be pushed to the top. However, it's not been smooth sailing for him as he has constantly suffered losses to other mid-carders. This week on SmackDown, he teamed up with Shorty G to take on Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro.

Ali looked weak yet again as he took the pin from Nakamura to suffer another loss. His partner, Shorty G, isn't on this list because he has had a lot of victories in the last two months.

#1 The Revival

The Revival were the SmackDown Tag Team Champions for a while, but it was an underwhelming reign. It seemed WWE didn't care enough about the titles to make the run intriguing. Despite being champions, the team rarely was on TV, and the crowd lost any interest they had in the pair.

Last week, they were set to defend the titles against The New Day, but the match was postponed to this week's SmackDown due to travel issues in Saudi Arabia. Most fans saw what was coming as The Revival lost their titles to The New Day, succumbing to Big E and his teammates for the first time.

This is New Day's seventh title reign, and they didn't turn heel contrary to expectations. As for The Revival, it looks like this is the beginning of the end. With new teams competing for spots and fans seemingly getting tired of the duo, it doesn't look like they'll be anywhere close to the titles for a long time.

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