WWE SmackDown - Best and worst- The real reason why Brock Lesnar was suspended, Big mistake with two current Champions 

Brock Lesnar was the star of WWE SmackDown this week
Brock Lesnar was the star of WWE SmackDown this week

Usually covering WWE SmackDown is a piece of cake, because there are enough positives to list down. On most weeks, the 'good' on WWE SmackDown outweighs the negatives. This week's episode was certainly top-heavy. WWE SmackDown started strong and then somehow just became unwatchable.

Isn't a season premiere supposed to set the stage for the rest of the weeks and months to follow? If this is a glimpse of what WWE SmackDown viewers can tune in to watch, they may just switch over to another show. When you have Squid Games on Netflix and Loki on Disney Hotstar, why should casual viewers choose to watch sports entertainment?

To quote Sportskeeda's Rick Ucchino - How can a show with Drew, Sami, Nakamura, Becky, Sasha, and Charlotte be bad? If you have the answer, please share your thoughts about WWE SmackDown in the comments below.


#3 Best/Worst: Drew McIntyre won big on WWE SmackDown, but is it too late?

Drew McIntyre needed to win big on WWE SmackDown this week and he did. Sami Zayn also made him look like a million bucks. But the question is whether anyone can believe him to be a threat to Roman Reigns after seeing him pinned by Big E during WWE Crown Jewel 2021.

Drew McIntyre, during his RAW stint, came up short against Bobby Lashley on multiple occasions. The feud with Jinder Mahal was good, but it really did not elevate him to the next level as many assumed it would have. He has to make a fresh start on WWE SmackDown and work his way back up.

Has enough damage been done for people to think - 'Hey, if Brock Lesnar couldn't do it, there's no way Drew McIntyre can dethrone the Tribal Chief!'?

#2 Best: Xavier Woods gets his moment without any interruptions

Yes, every WWE SmackDown fan loves a swerve, a dramatic moment, maybe even a heel turn or two. But it was great to see Xavier Woods get his moment under the bright lights with no interruptions. Ordinarily, we would have glossed over a segment like this for the 'best' column. But the positives on WWE SmackDown were so sparse that, well, we had to include it in the list.


#2 Worst: Three unbearable WWE Smackdown Stars

Remember when Shinsuke Nakamura used to be cool? The King of Strong Style had so much swagger, so much intensity, so much charisma. Now, with Rick Boogs by his side, the WWE SmackDown star seems like a shadow of his former self. And the feud with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss isn't doing him any favors either.

Something about Rick Boogs' guitar is absolutely unbearable, and it makes you want to change your channel, doesn't it? The same could be said for the forced laughter of Corbin and Moss as well.

#1 Best: Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns

The biggest headline to emerge from WWE SmackDown is that Brock Lesnar has been suspended indefinitely by Adam Pearce. This is clearly to write him off television until he is ready to return for yet another stint.

Everything that Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Adam Pearce, and Paul Heyman did at the top of the show was absolutely stellar. Unfortunately, the rest of WWE SmackDown did not match up to the beginning.


#1 Worst: The WWE SmackDown Women's Champion exchanges titles with the RAW Women's Champion

It's impossible to believe that an entire creative team could not find a better way to end the show than what we saw on WWE SmackDown this week. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair could have brawled and done something to tease a future showdown for Survivor Series, but it was not to be.

Also, did Sasha Banks not lose her last match? Why is she back in the WWE SmackDown Championship picture immediately? Shouldn't someone else get a shot first? None of this makes sense!

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