WWE SmackDown: 4 biggest questions from the episode after WrestleMania (April 9, 2019)

SmackDown after WrestleMania was as eventful as it was prior to the big event, and we got to see a few surprises from the show which we were not ready for.

Drew McIntyre returned to WWE SmackDown after five long years, but this time with The Bar instead of 3MB. The Monster Among Men made his presence felt as another monster made his debut on SmackDown to attack a couple of superstars.

There were a few takeaways from the night which can prove to pave the way for the roster going forward, and give us some signs for the Superstar Shake-Up.

However, there were a few big questions which were left unanswered at the end of the night and could prove to be vital in the coming weeks.

Let's take a look at the 4 biggest questions from this week's SmackDown, and how they can affect the blue brand.

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#4 Why is Lars Sullivan attacking legends?

After months of waiting, Lars finally made his anticipated appearance on Raw this week. He entered the ring where Kurt Angle stood tall to face The Freak but met a Freak Accident in the process.

Lars leveled out one legend on Raw this week and followed it up with a couple of more legends on SmackDown.

As The Hardy Boyz celebrated their SmackDown Tag Team Championship victory over The Usos, Lars once again made his way out and leveled both superstars.

While there are many newer and younger superstars in the roster with whom Lars can start a feud with, the question remains - why is he attacking legends from the word go?

Is there an ulterior motive to this move, or is it that he chose three legends at random in his first two nights on the main roster? We will have to wait and look for answers to these questions in the weeks to come.

#3 Did SmackDown tease new feuds?

The six-man tag team match scheduled on the night was a treat to watch, and six top superstars: Ali, Ricochet, Aleister Black, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev, and Andrade got a chance to work together to show the talent on SmackDown.

While there was not much to take away from the result of the match, except possibly the fact that Ali might start getting a push again, it was what happened after the match that got the most attention.

Randy Orton attacked Ali after the match with an RKO out of nowhere with what seems like he might take out his frustration of losing to a veteran on a newcomer.

After that, we saw Kevin Owens emerge to drop Rusev down with a Stunner to end the segment.

Did WWE just tease two separate new feuds here, or was it just a one-time thing? We’ll have to wait and watch for what goes down in the weeks to come.

#2 Why was Samoa Joe taken down so early?

At WrestleMania, WWE tried to show their monster from the blue brand and his aggression after winning the United States Championship, perfectly.

They managed to give Samoa Joe a quick and dominating win over Rey Mysterio, and also save time for the clash between Triple H and Batista.

Joe once again emerged on SmackDown two days after his quick victory and manhandled R-Truth. While it seemed as though he was being built as an unstoppable force, the creative had other plans in mind.

Joe was soon met by The Monster Among Men, who dominated SmackDown’s monster for most of the period, even though Joe tried to fight back. In the end, Joe was seen running away, which made little sense as he was just being built like an unstoppable force only a few moments earlier.

What was the point of giving Joe a squash victory at WrestleMania when he had to embarrass himself only two nights later?

#1 What happened to Drew McIntyre?

At the beginning of the night, The New Day celebrated the victory of their leader and his first major title win at WWE WrestleMania.

The crowd was overjoyed by Kofi and his victory, but the party was soon ruined by The Bar and Raw’s Drew McIntyre. This resulted in a match being booked between the six men for the end of the night in a second six-man tag team match for SmackDown this week.

As the match between the six men was reaching its end, something happened that the commentary team never mentioned. McIntyre was in control of Xavier Woods and slammed him on top of the announce table as SmackDown went to commercial break towards the end of the match.

They came back from another commercial and McIntyre was nowhere to be seen as The New Day put away Sheamus to get the pinfall victory.

While it is not sure what happened, many are speculating that McIntyre was injured during the clash and walked out as a result of that.

However, it is also possible that the villainous character left his partners for dead after he saw no point competing any further.

Whatever the reason may be, fans are anxious to know what happened to Drew McIntyre at the end of last night.