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This episode was taped after Monday’s RAW, and it was certainly lacking in exciting action and moments. WWE made the next four mistakes on SmackDown after Night of Champions 2026.
#4. Still no mention or update on WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley
It’s pretty bad when two whole weeks of SmackDown go by without mention of one of the brand’s major titles. Rhea Ripley may be currently injured, but it’s a massive error not to provide some sort of update, even if it’s only a sentence.
The WWE Women’s Championship is supposed to be a prestigious title, so not addressing it is an odd decision. Triple H has to adjust due to injuries all the time, so Ripley’s handling is disappointing. This coincides with the terrible booking of Liv Morgan as Women’s World Champion.
#3. Sami Zayn gets the same treatment from GMs even as Undisputed Champion
With Nick Aldis AWOL because of his issues with Gunther stemming from Night of Champions, Adam Pearce took over GM duties for SmackDown.
Instead of letting the champion have input in who he’ll face, like he does for Roman Reigns and Aldis did for Rhodes, Pearce simply booked Jey Uso vs. Cody Rhodes in the main event.
The winner would face Sami for the belt on RAW. So if someone else, like LA Knight or Finn Balor, were in the ring, would they have been booked in the match instead? The fact that Zayn finally won a major WWE title and still faces the same treatment is disingenuous and off-putting.
#2. Same old, same old with Jade Cargill on SmackDown
Cargill teamed with Michin and B-Fab against Tiffany Stratton, Charlotte Flair, and Chelsea Green. If someone was going to be pinned on the face side, it was obviously going to be Green.
That’s exactly what happened as The Storm pinned Green. The problem is that it feels like Cargill and her side get the wins on SmackDown, but then lose at PLEs. It’s just a boring cycle of the same thing over and over. Next week, a different face will be added to repeat the process.
#1. Jey Uso gets another chance for a title opportunity
The way things have been going lately with WWE’s top feuds, one would think that officials are only worried about pushing a few names and members of the Bloodline. Jey Uso made the finals of the King of the Ring, but lost to Oba Femi.
He also won a battle royal last fall to face CM Punk for the vacant World Heavyweight Title at an edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. In 2025, he won the Royal Rumble and then the title from Gunther at WrestleMania 41.
Sami Zayn just won his first WWE World Title after a long career. Jey faced Cody Rhodes to determine his first challenger for RAW. Gunther was excluded because he was sent home due to his altercation with SmackDown GM Nick Aldis at Night of Champions.
Jey lost to Femi at the same PLE, so why is he being rewarded with another chance to earn a title opportunity? What about Trick Williams, Finn Balor, a returning Randy Orton, or Drew McIntyre?
The fact that Jey gets this shot while Jacob Fatu was literally the first person to challenge Reigns after he captured the World Heavyweight Championship shows massive favoritism to the Bloodline. If other stars from RAW also appeared weekly, it’d make more sense.
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