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#1 Worst: Big loopholes in certain WWE SmackDown storyline plots

"You can address whatever concerns you have with @WWERomanReigns face to face in the ring..."#SmackDown @ScrapDaddyAP @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/nPC2KRVL5D

— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2021

Everyone that was watching WWE SmackDown clearly heard Roman Reigns say that he wants a 'Last Man Standing' match against Adam Pearce at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Everyone except Adam Pearce, it seems, had no idea what the stipulation was, even after Paul Heyman confronted him in the backstage area, despite the fact that he is supposedly an authority figure.

King @BaronCorbinWWE with a CHEAP SHOT! #SmackDown @DomMysterio35 pic.twitter.com/QwHQ98S8iv

— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2021

Can we also address the fact that not one, but two matches ended back-to-back with distraction finishes on WWE SmackDown? We are often told that shows get put together at the very last minute, but the whole point of scripted entertainment is to have control over the narrative to make one match distinct from another, isn't it?

Why does Rey Mysterio need to talk to new people to take down Baron Corbin, when Murphy should have been there by his side all along, following the angle where he was welcomed into the Mysterio family?

A lot of pro wrestling plotlines just feel like nothing has been thought through, does it not?