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#2 Kevin Owens became the top contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

.@FightOwensFight not wasting ANY time bringing the fight to @WWEApollo!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7pUYqO8pDc

— WWE (@WWE) May 29, 2021

During this week's WWE SmackDown, Kevin Owens fought Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews in a non-title match.

Owens has recently been associated with the Intercontinental title picture along with Big E and Sami Zayn. But thanks to his latest singles match against Crews, The Prizefighter is now next in line for a shot at the prestigious title.

Kevin Owens and Apollo Crews' non-title bout saw interference from Commander Azeez, who hit the Nigerian Nail on KO. As a result, the match ended in disqualification.

Owens sold the after-effects of the Nigerian Nail maneuver perfectly and eventually managed to ask Adam Pearce for a title match against Crews next week.

Not only did Pearce make the WWE Intercontinental Championship bout official, but he also banned Azeez from ringside. While this may create a fair and square narrative for Kevin Owens and Apollo Crews' upcoming fight, let's not forget that Sami Zayn still has enough motive to interfere in this scenario next week.

NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown, @FightOwensFight challenges @WWEApollo for the #ICTitle with @CommanderAzeez banned from ringside! @ScrapDaddyAP pic.twitter.com/pQmFsz2GGP

— WWE (@WWE) May 29, 2021

Apart from the obvious shenanigans that could occur during Owens vs. Crews, both of them have the ability to deliver a solid match against each other.