5 Things WWE Got Right This Week On Smackdown Live

This week Raw delivered a mildly entertaining broadcast that actually had more flaws than creative triumphs, but Smackdown Live, on the other hand, did a much better job at defining the narratives for the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.

While this was not the best showing of the blue brand when comparing it to previous instalments, it did get the job done, and the show did provide fun moments for fans to get excited about.

From a nostalgic main event to fan favourite moving through to the finals of the tag team tournament, this episode of Smackdown Live was eventful, but it did have a few flaws as well. Therefore, let's go through what Smackdown Live got right just two weeks before Hell in a Cell 2018.

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#1 Samoa Joe and AJ Styles amp up their heated

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Styles and Joe got into another heated battle.

The WWE Title fued is one of the best things the blue brand has going for themselves, as the dream feud between AJ Styles and Samoa Joe is as personal as it could get, with Joe constantly weaving his way into Styles mind by utilizing his family as a weak point to take advantage of Styles.

And this week Joe set out to once again target Styles wife and kid, but the WWE Champion had enough of his remarks and decided to basically kick Joe's ass. This segment was possibly the best on Smackdown Live this week, as Joe is still the most believable wrestler on the mic and Styles unleashing a flurry on Joe helps define his character even more.

While WWE could have just left this match at dream match state of booking, it's good they decided to expand the personal touch these competitors can bring to the table.

#2 It's Rusev Day

Rusev is finally on some sort of hot streak.

For weeks WWE teased the idea of Rusev branching off into singles wrestler territory by having him have a disagreement with his number one wingman, Aiden English. But luckily the creative has abandoned that idea as Rusev and English are better together than doing their own separate thing, and this week the duo got one step closer to tag team glory.

The semi-final for the Smackdown Live Tag Team Titles came ahead this week, as Sanity vs Rusev Day vs The Usos was the second triple threat tag team match in the tournament, and after a great match, Rusev picked up the win over the other two teams. This was a great way for WWE to set up a relatively fresh match-up between The Bar and Rusev Day for next week in the finals, and it should be a cracker.

#3 R Truth in the main event

A huge win for Truth.

Many say R Truth is a relic of the past, the man has wrestled for more than two decades now, but it is still amazing to see that Truth can still be entertaining and agile in the ring, and this week WWE gave the man another chance to shine as he took on the Miz in the main event of the night.

In 2018, R Truth is in the main event of a show, it might be hard to believe, but it is the right move, as one of the reasons why Smackdown Live is ahead of Raw because they are not afraid to give fans a different main event every single week.

And with a timely interference from Daniel Bryan, R Truth managed to actually pick up the win against The Miz. Truth has been a bright spark on Tuesday nights, and it would be nice to see WWE put him in a decent narrative that could use all his mentioned talents.

#4 Charlotte and Becky shine

Becky and Charlotte had a heated exchange of words.\

This week on Smackdown Live, Becky Lynch and Charlotte sat down simultaneously for an interview and this was a heated exchange that only further proved why this rivalry is the best thing in the entire WWE women's division. Charlotte questioned Becky's intentions and motivations for why would Becky destroy her friendship with her best friend after failing to win a match fair and square.

Becky's response was something that painted her a wrestler that has her motivation in check, as she elaborated that she will not ask for favours from Charlotte as if she is a charity case. This confrontation between Lynch and Charlotte was excellent as it put this feud is a favourable position and might even warrant a Hell in a Cell match between the two.

#5 Orton and Hardy outline their motivations

Orton and Hardy had two great packages to show on Smackdown this week.

This week on Smackdown Live, Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton had really amped up their rivalry to the next level without even going physically berserk on each other. WWE had produced two separate promo packages that highlighted the motivations of the two wrestlers and why their Hell in a Cell match might be one of the greatest in WWE history.

Hardy explained that he had to fight many times in his life for honour, for titles and for his family, but with Randy, its personal as he is now fighting for his connection with the WWE Universe as Orton is trying to end his career. Orton, on the other hand, had explained that he will destroy Jeff Hardy he is the one that the WWE Universe holds in high regard as a babyface while he was forgotten and ridiculed.

This entire feud has been brutal and bloody and while WWE could have built this feud up with much more depth, fans just want to see two of the greatest of all time tear the cell down at the pay-per-view.