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AEW Dynamite hit the ball right out of the park, and everyone in the pro wrestling fraternity is talking about just how good 'Winter is Coming' was. One would assume that those in the WWE SmackDown think-tank must have taken note of how great AEW's booking was, and as the first WWE offering since Dynamite, they may up the ante to deliver a fabulous show.
Could we see a whole bunch of surprises unfold on this week's edition of WWE SmackDown then? The answer is a resounding yes, and we shall list a few of them here for your reading pleasure and entertainment.
Be sure to let us know what surprises you'd potentially like to see on this week's edition of WWE SmackDown, in the comments section.
#5 Chad Gable and Kevin Owens team up on WWE SmackDown to battle Roman Reigns and Jey Uso
Last week on WWE SmackDown, at the urging of Roman Reigns, Jey Uso unleashed his mean streak and destroyed Otis. We had seen some kind of a loose alliance between Otis and Chad Gable, where the latter promised to mentor Otis in the Alpha Academy. Well, could Chad Gable team up with Kevin Owens to bring the hurt to Jey Uso and Roman Reigns?
It would make a lot of sense to cast Chad Gable in this role because he really isn't doing all that much on WWE SmackDown anyway. He can suffer a few losses, but still have a competitive showing against the likes of Roman Reigns and Jey Uso anyway. It will still be a major step up for the man.
Plus Kevin Owens will need an ally to even the odds on WWE SmackDown. Daniel Bryan was the victim of a brutal attack from Jey Uso, so one assumes he'll miss some time at this point, as the said storyline injury plays out.
#4 WWE SmackDown star Billie Kay has a brand new role?
Former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Billie Kay has been separated from Peyton Royce and moved to the WWE SmackDown brand. Many had assumed that it would be the death knell for her, especially if you consider the fact that many had hailed Peyton Royce as the breakout star from the team.
And yet, Kay has managed to reinvent herself, tapping into her comedic side on WWE SmackDown. Most of the audience was unaware that such a side even existed, and is curious to see what the future potentially holds for the talented young woman.
So, the Tweet at the very top of the page, where Adam Pearce makes Billie Kay his associate could go a long way in making her a fan-favorite in the times to come, as a prominent character on WWE SmackDown.
Billie Kay has responded to Adam Pearce's Tweet, so expect to see some kind of angle happen between the two of them on WWE SmackDown, which could be a big step up for the former IIconics member.
#3 A ladder match gets made official on WWE SmackDown for the upcoming WWE TLC pay-per-view
Listen, Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn went to war last week on WWE SmackDown, in quite possibly the best match of the night. But the wily, conniving, duplicitous Sami Zayn would have a sudden stroke of fortune, as fellow WWE SmackDown Superstar Jey Uso, inspired by Roman Reigns' taunting ways, made sure that Zayn did not lose his WWE Intercontinental Championship.
At this point, we're clearly getting a Big E vs. Sami Zayn feud on WWE SmackDown for the Intercontinental Championship. Big E may decide that if Sami Zayn wants to play dirty, he needs to have a safeguard in place to ensure that 'surprises' do not happen when their match actually unfolds.
And so, Big E could propose a ladder match at TLC for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, that not only ties in with the upcoming pay-per-view but could also be a potential 'Match-of-the-Year' candidate. It would also give us the great visual of Big E climbing the ladder, to become the WWE Intercontinental Champion.
#2 Aalyah Mysterio helps Murphy win his WWE SmackDown match by suspicious means, and he does not like it
There was a lot of criticism for the way that last week's match on WWE SmackDown was booked, considering that the Mysterio family played the numbers game against King Corbin. He came out looking like the babyface in the match while the Mysterios came across as the heels. One has to imagine that such a basic booking error was made on WWE SmackDown because there's a long-term plan at play here.
Maybe Murphy does not like the way in which the love of his life and her family interferes in his matches, and the relationship hits the first roadblock on WWE SmackDown this week.
We know that Murphy and King Corbin will go to war on this week's episode of WWE SmackDown, and from the looks of it, the Mysterio family will be in the ringside area much like last week. Could we see this particular angle unfold to create a rift between the two lovebirds?
#1 The Forgotten Sons return to WWE SmackDown to attack The Street Profits
Even though the current WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits, have been on fire in recent weeks, it is abundantly clear at this point that the WWE SmackDown tag team picture isn't exactly lighting the world on fire. And this is not a slight towards Ziggler and Roode, but it just seems like a song and dance routine we've seen.
Just to shake things up at this point, WWE may decide to introduce yet another tag team into the title picture and it may well be The Forgotten Sons, a group that is well and truly forgotten at this time.
These men are clear heels and once they lay a beatdown on a popular team like The Street Profits, the audience may very well want to see the trio get their due in a match down the line. Maybe a triple threat scenario for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships could play out when the time is right.
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