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This week's SmackDown Live, which was the Blue brand's go-home show for Crown Jewel, was all about the Saudi Arabia PPV. We had a few segments and matches involving SmackDown's women Superstars, but the show was mainly about hyping up the Saudi Arabia PPV.
WWE hinted at various things during the show, which included two Superstars who could get a push, the Wild Card rule still being in place, and the revival of a popular gimmick.
Let's take a look at 5 things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown:
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#5 Wild Card rule still in play
WWE's Wild Card rule, which allowed Superstars from RAW to move to SmackDown for one night, and vice versa, was introduced earlier this year, to bring back fans who had moved away from the product.
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Many fans thought that the Wild Card rule ended with WWE's SmackDown moving to FOX and the two brands on different networks. But, it seems that the last remnants of the Wild Card rule still exist, albeit in a hidden manner.
Rey Mysterio, who is the mouthpiece of WWE's latest Superstar, Cain Velasquez, was drafted to RAW in this year's WWE Draft. But, Mysterio has appeared on SmackDown to be at Velasquez's side ahead of the former UFC Superstar's WWE in-ring debut at Crown Jewel, when he faces off against Brock Lesnar.
Mysterio and his son Dominick were both on this week's SmackDown, as Dominick, Mysterio and Velasquez were all attacked by Lesnar on the blue brand.
But, it is only Mysterio who still seems to be in a different brand to the one he's been drafted in. WWE did not involve Rusev, Randy Orton, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre or Bobby Lashley - who are all part of RAW - in the segment featuring Team Flair and Team Hogan this past week on SmackDown, as the legends hyped up their Crown Jewel match.
#4 YES Movement is going to return soon
One of the shocks of the last year or so was Daniel Bryan's heel turn in 2018 when he won the WWE Championship after defeating AJ Styles. The "New Daniel Bryan" was completely different from the fan-loving, YES Movement leader as he adopted a tree-hugging, planet-saving gimmick, that disparaged all fans.
But, recent events have hinted that Bryan could revive the YES Movement following his split with Erick Rowan after the storyline involving Roman Reigns. Reigns and Bryan teamed up in some matches a few weeks ago, but they have now gone in a different direction.
Bryan, on this week's SmackDown, had an interview with Michael Cole, where he was to address the YES Movement, and if he could bring it back. But, before he could make the big reveal, he was interrupted by Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn, with Zayn trying to convince Bryan to not bring back the YES Movement.
It seems that the YES Movement could certainly return, with WWE waiting for the right time to pull the trigger and building it up slowly.
WWE may have not pulled the trigger this week as the momentum to this big announcement could have been put in the backburner with Crown Jewel set to take place next week, where Bryan will most likely not wrestle.
#3 Kofi Kingston is no longer a singles star
Kofi Kingston has had a phenomenal 2019, having won the WWE Championship for the first time, and in quite spectacular fashion. His WrestleMania run was one of the best storylines in recent times, but the way he lost his title shocked fans.
Kingston lost the title to Brock Lesnar on SmackDown's debut on FOX, mere seconds after the match began. Many fans wondered what would happen to Kofi's singles career, and their worst fears have been confirmed in a way - Kofi is back to being a tag team star.
With Xavier Woods' injury, which will keep him out for a while, WWE has brought back Kofi to tag team wrestling, and he will most likely be a tag team star partnering with Big E until the return of Woods.
Kingston and Big E faced off against Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode on SmackDown this week, with the former losing it after Kingston was pinned in the match.
Big E and Kingston will be one of the 9 teams to be a part of the tag team turmoil match at Crown Jewel, which happens this Thursday.
Michael Cole revealed on SmackDown that Kofi Kingston and Big E will face off against SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival on next week's SmackDown, which could be a feud that goes on for a while to rebuild the SmackDown tag team division.
It's a pity that Kofi Kingston is no longer going to compete as a singles star, especially after the magical year he has had in the WWE. A lot of fans hope that WWE puts him in the race for a top Championship down the line.
#2 Lacey Evans being rebuilt to get back into the title picture
Lacey Evans has had quite a meteoric rise since being called up to the main roster last year. Evans feuded with RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch after the Champion won the title at WrestleMania earlier this year.
She had a few opportunities but could not defeat Lynch to win the title, but it seems that she could be in line for a shot at the SmackDown Women's title sometime in the future.
Evans squashed a local talent Cameron Connors, on SmackDown, after first telling her that she would not compete against her, before returning to the ring to land a Woman's Right and get the win. Evans' quick finish and win to her match hints at her being rebuilt to get back in the title picture after being drafted to SmackDown from RAW.
Bayley, the current SmackDown Women's Champion, is a heel, and it is unlikely that she will feud against another heel like Evans, which means that Evans will have to wait a while to actually get a chance.
But, her chance will come sometime in the future and a few wins for her could make her a strong opponent when she eventually gets her chance at the title.
#1 Shorty G and Ali to get pushed
At next week's Crown Jewel, Team Hogan, led by WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, will face off against Team Flair, captained by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, in a 10-man tag team match.
Hogan and Flair's teams - or at least a few members of each of their teams - faced off against each other on SmackDown, in the main event of the show. Two surprising additions to the 10-man tag team match were Shorty G - formerly known as Chad Gable - and Ali.
Both Superstars have phenomenal talent but don't have the traditional big size that WWE usually favors.
The change of Gable's name to Shorty G, alluding to his height, is rather embarrassing, but it could be a way for WWE to repackage him and give him a push. Ali, too, has deserved a push for a while now, after an unfortunate injury earlier this year stopped a possible push.
Both men starred in the main event, with Ali even getting the win for his team after Roman Reigns tagged him into the match in the dying moments of the show. We could see these two high-flying Superstars get a bigger push, starting with a good showing at Crown Jewel.
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