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#1 Worst: The Intercontinental title match on SmackDown

Ever since crowds returned, Apollo Crews' use on SmackDown reduced. For some reason, WWE seemed to be bored of his Intercontinental Championship reign and decided to make the change, which favored King Nakamura.

There's no doubt that King Nakamura and Rick Boogs have more momentum, but the Intercontinental title match on SmackDown wasn't a good one. It felt like it ended before it could even get started, and Nakamura swiftly beat Apollo Crews to end their feud.

It was a bit underwhelming. While we understand WWE wanting to make the Intercontinental title SmackDown-exclusive, there isn't much being done to justify that decision.

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#1 Best: The SmackDown Women's title feud

SmackDown kicked off with a great segment between Women's Champion Becky Lynch and challenger Bianca Belair. It was a fun war of words to hype up their SmackDown Women's title match.

Bianca Belair held her own, and despite Becky Lynch getting cheered, she didn't seem rattled by the crowd reaction at all. If anything, it's the sign of a future great. Belair ended the segment standing tall after hitting the KOD, with Lynch later vowing to end The EST Of WWE.

The only thing this match is missing is a good stipulation. Apart from that, the build has been good, and Bianca Belair might end up looking better despite having a high chance of losing on Sunday.