4 things WWE got right on this week’s episode of SmackDown (November 29, 2019)
SmackDown didn't have as much fanfare in comparison to RAW and NXT after Survivor Series. Five days after an ordinary showing at the pay-per-view, the focus of the brand was on the WWE Universal Champion ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt.
Although fans were not expecting too many surprises this week, we saw a few interesting returns on the Blue brand which are sure to refresh the roster and keep the current champions on their toes.
We also saw the SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Sasha Banks cut a similar promo to Seth Rollins' on RAW, while The New Day took to the ring to speak about Black Friday. In this article, we'll look at 4 things the company got right on the episode of SmackDown after Survivor Series.
#4 The New Day’s open challenge
At Survivor Series, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode won the 10-team Interbrand Tag Team Battle Royal for SmackDown on the pre-show. However, it was surprising that they weren’t given a chance to challenge for The New Day’s SmackDown Tag Team Championships as a reward for their win.
Instead, The New Day laid down an open challenge this week, which was answered by the loudmouth Sami Zayn and his clients Cesaro and Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.
While Cesaro and Nakamura gave The New Day a good fight, the premier tag team of the brand was able to hold their nerves and fight through all of Zayn’s distractions to pick up the victory after Kofi Kingston delivered a Trouble in Paradise to Cesaro.
This was an interesting piece of booking, ensuring that the Tag Team Champions and other top stars involved stayed relevant to the brand. What made it the right thing to do was the fact that The New Day might continue their open challenges for weeks to come, as we could see an interesting pairing step up to the champions and give them a run for their money.