5 Opportunities WWE missed on SmackDown this week - Top heel interferes in main event, Underutilized star gets his due? (May 15th, 2020)

#2 Avoiding repetition on SmackDown

The bitter rivalry between Baron Corbin & Elias gets a new chapter in the first round of the #WWE Intercontinental Championship tournament. Who do you think will have the last laugh?#SmackDown #SmackDownOnFox #smackdownlive #KingCorbin #Elias pic.twitter.com/nEd0MwUOW9

— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKProWrestling) May 16, 2020

Elias vs King Corbin was a fresh storyline of sorts when it happened on the Road to WrestleMania. Elias getting the unlikely win was also surprising, but a positive one. However, the two Superstars have engaged in a continuous back-and-forth on SmackDown ever since with no eventual payoff in sight.

Corbin succumbed to another roll-up pin on SmackDown this week, which suggests that we could get more of this rivalry down the line. At the same time. King Corbin is slated to take on Drew McIntyre next week on RAW, so losing on the Blue brand certainly made him look weak.

That wasn't all though as we saw Charlotte Flair return to SmackDown. Do we really want to see The Queen on RAW, NXT, and SmackDown? That's too much, in my opinion. Her appearance did eventually help in building towards the seemingly nearing split between Sasha Banks and Bayley.

NEXT WEEK it's Champion vs. Champion on #SmackDown!@itsBayleyWWE @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/zPusZ5BQjj

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020

Additionally, the match between The Role Model and Flair set for next week might also be an exhilarating affair, but will it help towards strengthening the SmackDown women's division? I'm not so sure about that.