Bodeen Green takes a look at the Top 5 Moments from Friday’s edition of WWE Smackdown, as Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair and more head to the Royal Rumble!

WWE SmackDown came to us from the ThunderDome again as we approach the Royal Rumble this Sunday. With this being the last chance for the roster to gain momentum ahead of the Rumble match many names from both RAW and SmackDown were booked on the show. However which of these Superstars stood out and what were the Top 5 moments of this week’s SmackDown.

5.Dominik Mysterio attacking King Corbin pre-match 

Despite Dominik’s strong debut against Seth Rollins last year at SummerSlam, Dominik has struggled to make an impact on both RAW and SmackDown. A large part of this is due to Dominik not having any natural charisma or personality, apart from him being Rey Mysterio’s son.

There is no denying that Dominik is definitely talented in the ring and has put on some great matches in his short career. However to succeed he needs to start establishing his own personality.

Hopefully, him attacking King Corbin before their match is a sign of him becoming more aggressive in the future and building his own identity and not living in his father’s shadow.

4. Sami Zayn being Sami Zayn 

While a large number of people would love to see Sami be the underdog babyface he was in NXT, there is no denying that Sami has done a great job as a heel on SmackDown with Zayn protesting yet again during a good match between AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan.

Despite Sami doing very similar things each week with his protests, his gimmick never feels old or outdated, leaving me wanting more Sami each and every week.

Credit also has to be given to Sami questioning the fact RAW names were on SmackDown, mainly because I was thinking the same thing at home.

3. Braun Strowman returns  

There is no denying that the last 30 minutes of SmackDown this week was annoying to watch with a one on one match between AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan being turned into a six-man tag match and then a ten-man tag match after several interferences.

Somehow through the messy nature, the show ended on a bright note with the monster among men, Braun Strowman making his return, dominating the heels in the ring.

Of course, many people would want his return to be a surprise at the Rumble, but it was still a great moment on the show.

2. Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens promo before the Rumble. 

This was a simple 5-minute segment, that proved you don’t need long dragged out brawls to show tension and hatred between 2 superstars. During this segment Reigns, briefly talked about Kevin’s family, before leaving the segment during a passionate speech from Owens.

Both men played their roles perfectly, with Roman being cold and heartless, while Kevin sounded passionate talking about his family, yet again proving that he can be a strong babyface.

Without a doubt, this was a great promo and defiantly helped the built towards the Last Man Standing match between Reigns and Owens this Sunday.

1. Bianca Belair beats Bayley  

Bianca Belair’s recent push has been nice to see. Bianca was one of the strongest names in the women’s division during her time in NXT, but never won the Women’s NXT title due to the NXT women’s division being so strong at the time. However with Smackdown’s division being extremely limited, it is the perfect time for Bianca’s rise to the top.

Bianca beating former Women’s Smackdown champion Bayley continues her push and makes her look extremely strong heading into the Royal Rumble.

Hopefully, WWE use this momentum and have her win the Royal Rumble, where she can breathe fresh air into the Smackdown women’s division.

These are my Top 5 Moments from the 1/29/2021 edition of WWE SmackDown. Do you have any different opinions. Let us know in the comments below, or on social media @ChairshotMedia!