3 Things WWE got wrong this week and 3 they got right: Strategy to get record viewership, Major mistake with opening segment of Monday Night RAW (December 27th, 2020)

By Vatsal Rathod

Modified Dec 27, 2020 16:48 GMT

Roman Reigns (left); Alexa Bliss (right)

#1 WWE got right: Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens kick-off SmackDown with a thrilling match

Outsmart the rest, stand tall among the best. #AndStill #SmackDown @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/TDlislSebX
— WWE (@WWE) December 26, 2020

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While WWE missed the trick of kicking-off Monday Night RAW with the correct segment, their decision to kick-off Friday Night SmackDown with the Steel Cage match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship was spot on. The first hour of SmackDown got a staggering viewership with 4.097 million viewers.

While the Christmas Special episode of the Blue brand was taped this week, WWE played a masterstroke by opening the show with the big Universal Championship match as SmackDown started immediately after the NFL game. The match between Reigns and KO was one of the best matches on SmackDown this year. In the end, it was Jey Uso who once again helped Reigns to retain his title by escaping the cage.

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Within two days we have witnessed two 5 star matches.... this is a PPV quality match!!! That's nothing new with Roman Reigns since his return. I'm blown away by this! Both incredible athletes!! I honestly can tune in each week and watch Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens. #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/4OpqEQMjvO
— 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 ♥️ |𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨 𝙀𝙧𝙖!| (@HandyRed_) December 26, 2020

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It is to be seen whether the rivalry between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns is over or will it continue all the way to WWE Royal Rumble 2021? The rivalry has been amazing so far and has just reminded the WWE Universe of how good Kevin Owens is. As for Roman Reigns, he has just been amazing ever since his return earlier this year.

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