WWE SmackDown: 5 things we learned from this week’s episode (December 4, 2018)

#2 Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy is SmackDown’s go-to match

September 16, 2018, saw a match between two WWE veterans that can be termed one of the best matches of the year. Orton and Hardy looked to end their rivalry at Hell in a Cell and the match was better than expected.

However, almost three months later, the two have been booked in matches almost every alternate week which makes little to no sense at all. The two superstars are probably the biggest names on SmackDown Live and deserve to have top-level feuds nonstop.

WWE is keeping them busy by making them fight each other even when other feuds are open to them. Randy Orton should be engaging with Rey Mysterio at this point while Hardy should be challenging the man who interrupted his celebration last week.

The battle between Orton and Hardy seems like WWE’s go-to match in the mid-card which is getting old and boring even though they are currently the most experienced competitors on the roster. It’s high time WWE gives their rivalry a break.