5 Things WWE Subtly told us on SmackDown: Huge title change finally happening, Possible spoiler on another big Royal Rumble return (January 28th, 2021)

#1. The reason why Big E returned to SmackDown

Big E returned to SmackDown on the episode despite being a RAW star. His fellow-Day 1 competitor Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens have also been jumping in and out of the blue brand, but for a different reason.

In the case of Big E, he has been helping Kofi Kingston following King Woods' injury and time away.

Also, the feud between The New Day and Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss essentially replaced the one they had with Drew McIntyre and the now-released Jeff Hardy.

It isn't a bad story, as Big E isn't in the WWE title picture at the moment on RAW, and Kofi Kingston needs all the help he can get on SmackDown. It seems as though The New Day put a full stop to their feud against Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss.

It's good momentum for both men ahead of the Royal Rumble match, as some have speculated that Big E could be one of the favorites to win the match. It will be interesting to see if WWE gives him the big win after how his world title reign was handled.