Best and Worst of SmackDown: Big mistake from 2020 to be avoided, 2 popular babyfaces lose their push?

Drew McIntyre (left); Roman Reigns (right) on SmackDown this week
Drew McIntyre (left); Roman Reigns (right) on SmackDown this week

#1. Worst: The Aliyah-Natalya story on SmackDown

While WWE is doing well with one women's storyline on SmackDown, they aren't doing too well with the other. While some might give them credit for now having three active women's storylines on the blue brand, the company shouldn't be praised for doing what they should have been doing all along.

Either way, the Aliyah vs. Natalya rivalry doesn't seem to be doing either woman a favor. The former remains undefeated on the WWE main roster, but the "world record" storyline isn't doing many favors for her.

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The only time Aliyah got a good rub was when she earned the quickest victory in WWE history. Apart from that, the storyline has been a bit off. This week, she won by count-out, prompting Natalya to go to the authority figures, Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville.

They granted a rematch next week and it will only be pinfall or submission. When The Queen of Harts went to tell Aliyah of their match, she had a brief confrontation with Xia Li, who she seemed slightly intimidated by.

While the story of the rookie having the veteran's number is a decent one, it hasn't been executed that well on SmackDown.

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Edited by Kaushik Das
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