10 Ways SmackDown Can Save WWE

10. Protecting Roman Reigns At All Costs

There's a creeping and uneasy feeling about the Crown Jewel main event between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.

'The Head Of The Table' hasn't proven himself a consistent needle-mover on his own on SmackDown, with the likes of Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar credited more for SmackDown ratings spikes than the man that has held the Universal Championship for over a year and rebuilt hardcore fan faith in the show in the process.

This inconvenience shouldn't be what tricks Vince McMahon into booking something resembling The Fiend Vs Bill Goldberg when the group are back in Saudi Arabia.

Reigns' lengthy stint with the belt has at long last established him as the star the company wanted him to be for years. Live crowds have seemingly enjoyed playing along with the character too, booing for the good of having fun rather than cheering because he's obviously such a bigger deal than everybody else.

A quick loss to Lesnar - and it'd have to be quick, which again wouldn't help - could be a complete disaster even if Reigns is booked to win the belt back and buy WWE another major main event. Faith in Raw will only come from faith in SmackDown, which will only remain if the company don't troll the audience with another empty Brock shock.