Best and Worst of SmackDown: 20-year veteran having the best babyface run of his career, 2-Time Champion defeats veteran for the 3rd time (September 30th, 2022) × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE WWE SmackDown Listicle Best and Worst of SmackDown 20-year veteran having the best babyface run of his career 2-Time champion defeats veteran for the third time By Rohit Nath Modified 01 Oct 2022 Follow Us 4 Comments Share Drew McIntyre (left); Tensions continued in the Bloodline (right) Welcome to this week's edition of the best and worst of SmackDown. It was the penultimate episode before Extreme Rules 2022, and a lot happened despite Hurricane Ian in Florida preventing a lot of superstars from appearing this week. However, it was a generally solid show with its faults (albeit limited ones). It certainly wasn't the most exciting episode, but it achieved enough to make it enjoyable. So here are the major ups and downs of SmackDown this week. #3 Best Sheamus incredible feud with GUNTHER on SmackDown Sportskeeda Wrestling@SKWrestling_"Is that all you got, @Gunther_AUT!?" The Celtic Warrior refuses to stay down! #WWE #SmackDown225"Is that all you got, @Gunther_AUT!?" The Celtic Warrior refuses to stay down! #WWE #SmackDown https://t.co/gqyJxxTdp9 Butch and Ridge Holland of the Brawling Brutes were among the superstars stuck in Florida. The trio have been feuding with Imperium and have been nothing short of epic. Sheamus came out alone this week and didn't run away but was ultimately thrashed by the trio of GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci. He called them back for more and was beaten down but received massive cheers. The 20-year veteran is enjoying the best babyface run of his career. He may be well past his World Championship and Royal Rumble-winning years, but fans have seemingly accepted his legend status with his current run. #2 Worst Ronda Rousey vs Natalya again Sportskeeda Wrestling@SKWrestling_.@RondaRousey makes Natalya TAP OUT! #SmackDown #WWE104.@RondaRousey makes Natalya TAP OUT! #SmackDown #WWE https://t.co/gE1v43WSfL Ronda Rousey faced veteran Natalya in a singles match for the third time. The only problem with this is that the match itself was pretty dull. This isn't a shot at either woman, but just the fact that they don't share much chemistry in the ring. However, we will acknowledge WWE's efforts in making Liv Morgan look like a serious competitor. Unfortunately for the SmackDown Women's Champion, all signs look towards her being dethroned at Extreme Rules by the two-time champion Rousey. #2 Best Johnny Gargano and Kevin Owens appearance Sportskeeda Wrestling@SKWrestling_AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!#WWE #SmackDown3710AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!#WWE #SmackDown https://t.co/62RzmDDBlQ Johnny Gargano and Kevin Owens made the save when Austin Theory and The Alpha Academy beat down Drew McIntyre. It has been a fun alliance between the two, and their presence on SmackDown was welcome. We like the reactions Gargano has been getting and hope that this story plays out for a good part of this year. #1 Worst An average main event on SmackDown Sportskeeda Wrestling@SKWrestling_The team of @DMcIntyreWWE, @JohnnyGargano and @FightOwensFight pick up the W.What a chaotic main event!#SmackDown #WWE145The team of @DMcIntyreWWE, @JohnnyGargano and @FightOwensFight pick up the W.What a chaotic main event!#SmackDown #WWE https://t.co/vdoenx5dRI While we loved the Gargano-Owens alliance appearing on SmackDown, it didn't translate to an amazing main event. They teamed up with Drew McIntyre to face Austin Theory and the Alpha Academy, with McIntyre getting a pin over Theory. The match wasn't bad, but it wasn't that impressive, considering the star power in the main event. #1 Best LA Knight is back Sportskeeda Wrestling@SKWrestling_YEAH!!! IT'S HAPPENING!!#SmackDown #WWE11316YEAH!!! IT'S HAPPENING!!#SmackDown #WWE https://t.co/jrKlkyWXNF Max Dupri had it up to his neck with Maximum Male Models and their lack of success in the ring. While trouble was brewing, it boiled over when he attacked Mån.sôör during a photo shoot. He said that MMM wasn't for him and threw his belt before exclaiming, "Yeah!" - signaling the return of his LA Knight character. This is a massive win for the blue brand, and we're excited to see what lies ahead for the man once known as Eli Drake. A legend has pointed out the issue with the White Rabbit storyline here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Angana Roy × Feedback Thank You! 4 comments Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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