Backstage, Jimmy Uso broke the news to Roman Reigns that his brother, Jey, is not coming back to SmackDown.
In the ThunderDome, SmackDown women’s champion Bianca Belair cut a celebratory promo following her victory over Bayley at Hell in a Cell.
If there was a negative, it is that the feuds involved did not need to, nor should they, have continued past Hell in a Cell.
Elsewhere, Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce rocked out to Boogs playing Nakamura’s theme until Seth Rollins interrupted and said he should be the next Superstar to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship.
This did nothing to further things or make the show, the feud or the Superstars involved any more or less interesting.
What was intriguing, though, was Rollins’ sudden shift in demeanor as he staked his claim to the Universal Championship.
Commander Azeez attempted to interfere in the proceedings and was booted from the ThunderDome by the official, leaving Crews to go it alone.
The booking of Crews left something to be desired, especially late, as it suggested the champion is unable to win a match without Azeez interfering on his behalf.
Elsewhere, Zayn continued to be one of the most entertaining stars in any company with his introduction of karama and the cosmos to his conspiracy-riddled rantings.
A suddenly serious Rollins said no one is more deserving of the opportunity than him, to which Deville and Pearce said they would take his request under advisement.
We get it, Nakamura is the new king of SmackDown.
It was refreshing to see him back to a somewhat less delusional persona and focusing on winning a title again.
Corbin is distraught, something also established last week.
Instead, “You Think You Know Me” played over the PA system and Edge exploded through the curtain, his first appearance since WrestleMania 37.