5 Things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown before Hell in a Cell: Big betrayal to take place before Money in the Bank, Major HIAC match result spoiled?

Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso with Paul Heyman
Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso with Paul Heyman

#3 Baron Corbin secedes his throne on SmackDown

King Nakamura without an asterisk next to his name
King Nakamura without an asterisk next to his name

Shinsuke Nakamura may have been The King Of Strong Style before, but after SmackDown, he has officially been crowned. The feud between Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown took place over the course of more than one month and in that time, they garnered two wins apiece.

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It was an unofficial best of five series on SmackDown, and it culminated this week, with the stipulation stating that the winner gets the crown. Shinsuke Nakamura managed to pick up the victory and became the new king of WWE.

This means that King Corbin is now back to being Baron Corbin, and King Nakamura is the newest one on SmackDown.

It will be interesting to see how this ties up with the rumored King Of The Ring tournament that's expected to take place at some point soon.

Perhaps this storyline will simply transition into a King Of The Ring tournament soon. But it's good that Shinsuke Nakamura won the rivalry on SmackDown. He needed it more than Corbin did.

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