WWE SmackDown: 3 biggest questions from this week’s episode (January 29, 2019)

Just like the Royal Rumble left a lot of questions unanswered at the end of the night, this week’s SmackDown which followed the event was no different.

Packed with a lot of interesting segments and faltering matches, the show sprinted, then limped, then sprinted back home.

While a few interesting matches were set for the night, no one was ready for the surprise change in the only championship match which came out of the night.

Apart from that, Triple H made a huge announcement for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view where we will watch Daniel Bryan defend his WWE Championship against not one, not two, but five men.

Things heated up between Andrade and Rey Mysterio once again, and we will continue to see the two battle in the mid-cards before the creative find something better for them,

At the end of the night, we were left with at least 3 major unanswered questions. Check out what they are below, and share which moment puzzled you the most during this week’s show.

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#3 Why did Charlotte interrupt Becky Lynch?

Charlotte has been in the title picture for WWE since almost forever now. Even though every rivalry including Charlotte becomes more interesting, it is slowly getting stale.

While Becky Lynch has become SmackDown’s biggest star, one can’t help notice that Charlotte is repeatedly trying to take the spotlight. Whether the creative are not sick of pushing her, or whether she wants it herself, the WWE Universe will surely get sick of it soon.

While Charlotte interrupting Lynch, and the brawl that followed was a great segment, one can’t help but wonder whether this will slowly lead to Charlotte getting included into the WrestleMania 35 match between Lynch and Ronda Rousey.

On the other hand, it would have been more interesting to have Asuka interrupt Lynch, and taunt her for losing and not having the guts to challenge her again, and then have Charlotte interrupt Asuka to challenge her to a match at Elimination Chamber.

#2 Why would WWE crown R-Truth the new United States Champion?

R-Truth is one of the longest-serving wrestlers in WWE who has worked on and off for the company on multiple occasions.

After losing his #30 spot in the Royal Rumble to Nia Jax, which he had earned after winning the Mixed Match Challenge, Truth was rewarded with a shot at the United States Champion.

Not only did Truth win the championship after awkwardly beating Shinsuke Nakamura, but he also went on to defend the title against Rusev on the same night, and put on another terrible match to defend his championship.

One wonders why WWE went ahead and put the title on R-Truth rather than many other deserving men like Andrade, Mustafa Ali, Samoa Joe, or one of the members of The New Day.

If this was done for humor, then we already have Shane McMahon and The Miz as new tag team partners. If this was done to open up the mid-card, then many other deserving superstars should have done the job.

Hence the question remains, why did WWE crown R-Truth the new US Champion?

#1 Why were two big SmackDown superstars wasted?

Following the previous question, the biggest question of the night came after WWE laid waste to two big talents on SmackDown.

Both Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev are one of a kind athletes with their own distinctive skills. As they lost to R-Truth in two terrible matches respectively, we are left puzzled at what the creative tried to pull off.

Nakamura had just won back the title two nights ago from Rusev, and it made no sense to see both men falter at beating one of the oldest superstars on the roster.

Afterward, it was more puzzling to watch Rusev turn heel once again, and partner with Nakamura to hand Truth a beat-down.

Is WWE trying to make a new unlikely tag team like The Bar by teaming up Rusev and Nakamura? Or do they have something special planned in the weeks to come?