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?

Brock Lesnar made his presence known on SmackDown, while Roman Reigns had a title defense
Brock Lesnar made his presence known on SmackDown, while Roman Reigns had a title defense

#2. Will Naomi vs. Sonya Deville get the appropriate payoff next week on SmackDown?

We've been in this situation once before on SmackDown. Naomi challenged Sonya Deville to a match, but when it actually happened, it turned into a handicap bout also involving Shayna Baszler, with the babyface losing due to the odds against her.

This week, she went and confronted Deville once again, demanding a match against her and calling her a coward for hiding behind a suit. The WWE official said that if she had her ring gear, Naomi would be done for.

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But while wearing the suit, she is an authority figure on RAW and SmackDown, and not a finger could be laid on her, otherwise, Naomi's entire paycheck would be threatened.

In the ultimate heel move, Sonya Deville slapped Naomi knowing well that the former SmackDown Women's Champion couldn't get one back over her at that moment.

However, it was later announced that the match between the two was official for SmackDown next week in Los Angeles.

While we could see the ultimate payoff, WWE hasn't positioned the storyline in a way that has indicated the end of it. If anything, this could simply drag on, with Deville using further antics to evade wrestling Naomi while simultaneously picking up a win over her on SmackDown.

When the two superstars have their actual payoff match, it will likely see the end of Sonya Deville's role as a WWE authority figure.

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Edited by Kaushik Das
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