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SmackDown continued to be presented on FOX this week with the build-up Crown Jewel dominating much of the action. Shorty G and Ali became the final two members of Team Hogan, whilst Roman Reigns was revealed as the new Team Captain for Hogan's side.
Braun Strowman sent quite the message to Tyson Fury ahead of their hotly anticipated bout, and Heavy Machinery teamed up with The New Day to draw first blood ahead of the biggest ever Tag Team Turmoil match when they defeated Bobby Roode, Dolph Ziggler and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival.
Daniel Bryan's current storyline with Roman Reigns also continued as a stable was seemingly formed between Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Baron Corbin to take on the new duo. Even though this week's SmackDown is heading in the right direction, there were still several interesting mistakes throughout.
#4. Roman Reigns is the underwhelming announcement
Team Hogan is now complete when it comes to Crown Jewel, as it was announced that Shorty G and Ali were the two final members of the team. Hogan appeared on the show via Skype and said that his new team captain would also be announced later in the show since Seth Rollins was unable to compete twice in Saudi Arabia.
Rollins will instead face The Fiend Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match where his Universal Championship is once again on the line. As part of the main event between Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Baron Corbin, and Shinsuke Nakamura it was revealed that Roman was the new captain of Team Hogan in what was considered quite an underwhelming announcement since there were rumors WWE Hall of Famer Edge was going to be the man to replace Rollins.
#3. Shorty G has become a reality
After weeks of being bullied about his size, it appears that Chad Gable has finally embraced his height and decided to find a positive in his new nickname. Shorty Gable has been his actual name for the past few weeks, but Gable decided to deliver quite an inspirational speech this week on SmackDown before revealing that he now wants to be called Shorty G.
In 2019, it's an odd storyline to be bullying someone for their height, especially since New Japan Pro Wrestling has been pushing one of the smallest men in the business as one of the hardest. The whole Gable storyline is once again a storyline that WWE is doing to be controversial and it's working, Shorty G sounds like a rapper name and nothing like what Chad Gable has been doing in the ring over the past few years.
This is the wrong name to have given Gable, but it will be interesting to see where WWE is able to go with this storyline moving forward and if it becomes more of the same that the WWE Universe has become accustomed to.
#2. There wasn't a single heel victory
This week's episode was stacked with the buildup to Crown Jewel as well as introducing the WWE Universe to the new roster on the blue brand following the draft. Nikki Cross became the number one contender to the SmackDown Women's Championship, The New Day and Heavy Machinery drew first blood whilst Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan continued to solidify their union as a duo.
The one thing that stood out throughout the episode was the fact that no heels were victorious. In fact, the only real heel that was given any kind of spotlight was Bayley, who's promo came across as robotic since she went with the usual excuse that she decided to turn heel because the WWE Universe had forced her to it.
The faces seem to have the upper hand heading into Crown Jewel, which could be a hint at who will be coming out victorious in the Middle East. Or, it could just be WWE's booking being underwhelming once again and the company didn't notice that all of the faces were given the spotlight and none of the heels were able to stand out.
#1. The Revival took the pin
The biggest ever Tag Team Turmoil Match will take place at Crown Jewel and pit nine tag teams up against one another in a match that will determine who the best Tag Team in the World is.
The Revival, Robert Roode, and Dolph Ziggler, The New Day and Heavy Machinery are all going to be part of that match on October 31st, which is why they faced off this week on SmackDown. The New Day and Heavy Machinery came out on top through The Midnight Hour but it was The Revival who took the pin.
At Crown Jewel, it will be every team for themselves which is why it's strange that the SmackDown Tag Team Champions were the ones who took the pin in a match that essentially doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. It was The New Day that The Revival defeated at Clash of Champions to lift the blue belts, so is this a hint that The New Day and The Revival are set to do battle once again? Or have The Revival managed to get on the wrong side of someone backstage once again?
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