WWE SmackDown (August 20th, 2019): 5 Points to note
This week's episode of SmackDown Live was a noteworthy show and just like it's sister show Monday Night Raw, we witnessed some impressive matches and feuds heading into Clash of Champions. The show kicked off with a great segment and several interesting things took place at the show. We saw a new alliance, two championship matches were made and a former WWE Champion was pinned by a former Cruiserweight Champion.
Round 1 of the King of the King tournament proceeded on the blue brand and the matches were solid. The show closed off with a cliffhanger as we finally found out who was behind The Big Dog's recent attacks, which, unfortunately, prevented the show from ending without a hitch.
Plenty of things went down on the blue brand this week and right here, right now, we will look at the five points worth noting for last night's Smackdown Live.
#5 Buddy Murphy is a star in the making
Last week on SmackDown Live, "WWE's Best Kept Secret" Buddy Murphy made his name known to the world when he delivered a star-making performance during his match with The Big Dog Roman Reigns.
Even though Reigns came out on top, Murphy looked like a star throughout the entire match and had everyone buzzing after the match. The former Cruiserweight Champion surely impressed the backstage officials and on SmackDown last night, he pinned the former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan.
Murphy is also part of the King of the Ring tournament and winning it will make him a big star and he could possibly go on to receive a mid-card title shot. Murphy is a phenomenal in-ring competitor and with his involvement in the Roman Reigns/Daniel Bryan/Rowan storyline, it's only left to see what WWE has in store for the former 205 Live Superstar.