5 Things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown: Unexpected star to turn face in Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar feud, Underutilized superstar set for big title push?

#4. Los Lotharios to head in an interesting direction on SmackDown

Los Lotharios' move to SmackDown in the 2021 Draft has proved to be a good one and is already paying dividends. Angel and Humberto are enjoying the best run of their WWE careers so far, particularly the latter.

This week, they took on The Viking Raiders, former RAW and NXT Tag Team Champions in their own right. While it was never going to be an easy match, the direction it took was interesting.

In the middle of the match, Rick Boogs was seen playing the guitar at ringside to distract Los Lotharios, all while Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura was rocking out, as well as Pat McAfee from his chair. We will never be sure as to how McAfee never fell down, but it was impressive from the SmackDown commentator.

The distraction provided by Boogs and Nakamura backfired as Humberto picked up the victory with a cheap pin. Another week on the blue brand, and another huge win for Los Lotharios.

What was bizarre was the fact that The Viking Raiders were first annoyed by their loss, but Rick Boogs played their theme on his guitar and they rocked out to it as well. That sums up WWE's booking of modern babyfaces.

The direction of this feud seems to be indicative of Angel getting an Intercontinental title push. Whether he wins it or not is yet to be seen, but it's highly possible given how underwhelming Shinsuke Nakamura's title reign has been.

To add to that, Los Lotharios are also targeting the SmackDown tag team titles.