WWE SmackDown: 3 Things WWE got right and 2 Things they didn't on this week's show (September 17th, 2019)

This week's episode of SmackDown Live had a great feel to it and was one of the better episodes. The show started on a high note as Brock Lesnar returned and challenged Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. The WWE Champion obliged and the match is slated to happen at SmackDown's FOX premier on October 4th.

Lesnar was also able to land an F5 on Kingston after pretending to shake his hand. Before that, The New Day defeated The Revival and Randy Orton in a six-man tag team match.

Also, after being fired, Kevin Owens served Shane McMahon with a lawsuit for wrongful termination. The Prizefighter told Shane that he is coming for his pride: that is his money.

Moreover, Daniel Bryan returned this week after skipping Clash Of Champions and he was attacked by Erick Rowan along with Luke Harper. Roman Reigns came out and tried to make the save, but the Bludgeon Brothers were having none of it.

There is much to dissect after this week's SmackDown episode and in this piece, we are going to take a look at three things WWE got right and two they didn't:

#5 Got right - The Baron Corbin and Chad Gable story line

After the King of the Ring tournament final, many fans didn't think that the feud between Baron Corbin and Chad Gable would continue, but this week on SmackDown, Corbin insulted Gable for his height. In turn, Gable attacked Corbin, decimating the King of the Ring crown.

The storytelling in this segment was marvelous, as evidenced by Gable smashing the crown, and Corbin literally crying. Also, it seems like Gable and Corbin are going to have a prolonged feud, possibly even a match at Hell in a Cell.

Both Corbin and Gable displayed immense potential with this segment and this feud can elevate them both.

#4 Didn't - Kevin Owens' lawsuit

One thing that is likable about the Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon feud is that WWE is really trying hard to tell a story, but why isn't Owens just hitting a stunner on Shane to show his anger, instead of filing a lawsuit for wrongful termination?

Many would agree that a stunner would work better than a lawsuit. Over the last couple of weeks, The Prizefighter has done everything that Shane has asked of him, but he gets fired for doing what he is told. Then, instead of taking revenge on Shane, he files a lawsuit. It just doesn't make any sense.

Besides, this feud is getting next to no response for the crowd. WWE really need to up their game on this one.

#3 Got right - Brock Lesnar being the next challenger to Kofi Kingston

Many may not agree with this one. Let's get this out of the way first, Brock Lesnar has done nothing to deserve this WWE Championship shot, but he is a top draw and FOX would want one of the biggest WWE Superstars to lead their network.

Whether wrestling fans like it or not, The Beast is facing Kofi Kingston on October 4th and will quite possibly defeat him to become the new WWE Champion.

Another reason for making The Beast Incarnate the WWE Champion is that there is a possibility that The Fiend and Lesnar could cross paths at Survivor Series. Maybe, that's what 11:19, the number that appeared in the Firefly Fun House meant. It's a long shot, but you can't rule anything out with Bray Wyatt.

#2 Didn't - Not enough quality matches on the show

This was the single biggest drawback of this week's SmackDown. There just weren't enough quality matches on the show. The match between Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks ended in a disqualification, as Bayley intervened. The only other notable match was the six-man tag team bout at the start of the show.

Almost everything on the show was focused on storylines. Even the match scheduled between Ali and Shinsuke Nakamura didn't take place because the latter decided to unleash an attack on his opponent before the match even began.

RAW has been leading SmackDown in terms of product for quite some time now and SmackDown should want to up their game in the coming weeks.

#1 Got right - The main event

The main event told several stories. First, Daniel Bryan is on his way to becoming a babyface and that is what almost everyone in the WWE Universe wants. Second, The Bludgeon Brothers are back to doing what they do the best, destroying everything that comes in their path.

It's been a good week for both Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, and the way this feud is going, it's possible that we may see a new tag team formed between The Big Dog and Bryan in the upcoming weeks.

For the past couple of weeks, Erick Rowan has been saying that he isn't a headless monster, but is instead a mastermind. At Clash Of Champions, he showed The Big Dog that he has a couple of tricks up his sleeve, proving that he might actually be telling the truth. Let's just hope that this push for The Bludgeon Brothers continues when SmackDown moves to FOX.