WWE SmackDown's recent episode ended with the victory of Tiffany Stratton, who managed to retain his title against Bayley. The fight had many moments of suspense, but “Tiffy Time” remained at the top. In addition, the Bloodline saga also evolved significantly.
In this article, we will discuss four things that WWE fueled us subtly on SmackDown this week.
#4. Charlotte Flair vs Tiffany Stratton is next
Tiffany Stratton is still WWE's female champion, but it seems that Charlotte Flair is already in a row as her next challenger. During this week's program, WWE issued a promotional video of “The Queen”, apparently confirming his imminent return.
Interestingly, this promotional video was broadcast just before Stratton's entrance for the main event. This seems to be a subtle confirmation that the company's next plan is to face Flair and Stratton in a dispute for the World Women's title.
#3. King Mysterio could now be part of SmackDown
Recently, Rey Mysterio appeared in Smackdown and declared his participation in the Royal Rumble Male 2025. The 619 teacher also affirmed his intention to win the battle once again. In addition, he faced a fight against Kevin Owens, where the “prizefighter” tried to apply a “Piledriver Package” to the veteran.
These events seem to indicate that King could now be part of the blue brand, potentially changing from RAW to Smackdown as part of a transfers window.
#2. Shawn Michaels is now part of the story of Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens
Nick Aldis confronted Cody Rhodes after racks and expressed his frustration with the actions of Kevin Owens and Rhodes. In addition, SmackDown's general manager made an important statement: he revealed that in “Saturday Night Main Event”, the titles of Cody and Ko will be withdrawn during an important contract signature segment supervised by Shawn Michaels.
The inclusion of “The Heartbreak Kid” in this story seems to confirm that the legend is now part of the Kevin Owens saga. It seems that WWE is doing its best to bring history to new heights.
#1. The new Bloodline has apparently finished
During the last episode, tensions were presented within the group, indicating that the future of the “new Bloodline” is uncertain. As relations between members deteriorate, it seems that the faction could soon come to new rivalries.
It is likely that this segment can create tensions between the members of the faction and alone, which would lead to the implosion of Bloodline 2.0.
