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This week's episode of WWE SmackDown was okay, but because of the high standards set by the show in weeks past, it was also the weakest show in quite a while. Much like RAW this week, WWE SmackDown has set the stage for Survivor Series, and things should definitely pick up from next week onwards.
With that said, we present the 'Best and Worst' of WWE SmackDown this week, for your reading pleasure. Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you thought of this week's WWE SmackDown and how you'd rate it on a scale of 1-10.
As always, here's your best and worst of WWE SmackDown following Hell in a Cell 2020.
#1 Best: A major change in character for Jey Uso on WWE SmackDown
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The main takeaway from WWE SmackDown, if you discount the kiss (we'll touch upon that later) was that Jey Uso has turned heel and he is now going to be a part of Roman Reigns' faction. It's heartening to see that WWE is going all the way with Jey Uso, by giving him the biggest win of his career with a massive victory over Daniel Bryan this week.
Is this the first step towards creating a Samoan Dynasty stable on WWE SmackDown, possibly with Jimmy Uso joining the fray in the weeks that follow? It would certainly seem so and if that is the case, then the groundwork has been laid for a few compelling episodes to follow.
And how can one not sing praises for Daniel Bryan, a man who is ready to always take the pin for the betterment of the business?
Nobody went into this WWE SmackDown match thinking Daniel Bryan was losing, but they were stunned when he did.
#1 Worst: Corey Graves interviews Lars Sullivan on WWE SmackDown
Corey Graves interviewed Lars Sullivan in a mess of an interview on WWE SmackDown this week. It was unclear if the company was trying to make us sympathize with Sullivan with the bullying that he endured for being a 'freak', or if indeed, they were trying to portray that this WWE SmackDown star was absolutely unhinged.
What threw the WWE SmackDown segment completely off the rails was when Corey Graves asked Lars Sullivan if he preferred to be called The Freak. Even by WWE standards of scripting, this was possibly a new low and made the whole segment come across as contrived.
Lars Sullivan has a great look and with the right kind of manager, he could certainly become a breakout star in due course.
The company really needs to put him in the hands of someone like Paul Heyman or even pair him with a ruthless manager that does all the talking for him. The whole 'freak' thing over and over again just isn't working.
#2 Best: Sasha Banks and Bayley continue their feud over the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Sasha Banks and Bayley had the Match of the Year at WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 where Sasha Banks was crowned as the WWE SmackDown Women's Champion. Sasha Banks carries herself like a Champion, and it's heartening to see that even though her next feud is with Asuka, the Sasha Banks vs. Bayley fight wasn't one and done. Could the match on WWE SmackDown next week be even better than the match that preceded it inside the cell?
Bayley is also an incredible promo at the moment and it is a wonder that none of us saw the heel that was lurking beneath the surface all those years ago when she was trying to be a female John Cena.
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley may just be the best feud in all of WWE right now, not merely in the WWE SmackDown brand, and there is no doubt at all that the two women will want to make their next clash just as memorable as the first one.
#2 Worst: Aalyah and Murphy aren't winning any Oscars with their WWE SmackDown performances
Let's leave the ethics of whether an on-screen relationship between Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy, considering their age gap, is a wise call from WWE, because that's a touchy subject and there are valid points on both sides. Merely at face value, Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy are not good actors, and their relationship on WWE SmackDown feels wooden at best. Also, for Seth Rollins, who could be doing so much more on WWE SmackDown to be mixed up in this storyline just seems a little funny, to be quite honest.
And the same could be said for Rey Mysterio, who doesn't have a lot of years left in the business.
Should Rey Mysterio be involved in this storyline, when he could be teaming up with his son for a shot at the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships in the months and weeks to come? Alternatively, he could also have a feud with Roman Reigns, as he runs through opponents on the way to facing The Rock at WrestleMania.
#3 Best: Kevin Owens advances to Survivor Series with a big win on WWE SmackDown this week
Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler had a solid match on this week's episode of WWE SmackDown to kick the show off, and the 'Showoff' (See what I did there) sold the stunner better than anyone has, in Kevin Owens' entire run of using the move as a finisher.
Even though it would have been a lot more entertaining to have Kevin Owens and Daniel Bryan become a tag team on WWE SmackDown, as was teased last week, one simply cannot complain about what Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler did this week to start the show off on the right note.
Let's just hope Kevin Owens isn't the first to get eliminated when Survivor Series comes around and that he has a good showing at the upcoming pay-per-view event.
Do check out what Rick and Denise from Sportskeeda have to say as they run down every segment from WWE SmackDown this week in the video that's been linked above.
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