WWE SmackDown Live: 5 Things WWE did right on this week's episode (2nd April 2019)
The go home episode of SmackDown Live emanated from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. WrestleMania 35 is less than a week away and the Superstars of the Blue Brand are all set to wow the 80,000 fans who are going to witness all the action unfold on April 7th.
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Lately, Tuesday nights have been all about Kofi Kingston's sudden rise to the top of SmackDown Live.
KofiMania has been the talk of the town ever since the Dreadlocked Dynamo's heroic performance in a gauntlet match and inside the Elimination Chamber in February. Let's take a look at 5 things that WWE did right on tonight's SmackDown Live.
#5 A thunderous promo to kick it off
AJ Styles and Randy Orton are all set to face off at WrestleMania 35, in the possible show stealer of the night. The duo has been taking jibes at each other since a while now. It all began when Orton interrupted a backstage interview featuring The Phenomenal One, followed by a sneak attack on Orton at Fastlane 2019.
The promos between Styles and Orton heading into WrestleMania have been nothing but amazing.
Tonight wasn't an exception. Orton talked about how while AJ was working gymnasium matches in front of dozens of fans, he was wrestling high profile WrestleMania bouts in front of thousands of people.
Styles fired back by stating that when he was in gyms, while Orton was... getting suspended for failing multiple drug tests. He continued by saying that while Cena is making a career in Hollywood, Orton has taken his role of the corporate b**ch.
Owens bailed immediately, knowing what was about to come. Orton and Styles went at it, and the brawl ended with a Phenomenal Forearm turning into an RKO. All this rivalry needs now is an instant classic at 'Mania.