10 Things We Learned From WWE SmackDown Live! (May 2)
1. The End
Predictably (but in the very best sense of the word), Chris Jericho put Kevin Owens over strong on the final night of possibly the best run of his WWE career.
Losing his match, title and nearly a couple of his teeth in a post-match beatdown, 'Y2J' was typically professional in the manner he allowed his former 'best friend' to leave him for dead as SmackDown Live! went off the air.
The rising tensions between Owens and AJ Styles that escalated at the top of the broadcast signposted the exact direction of the United States title, but didn't detract from another superb match between the two that only slightly fell short of their Payback show-stealer last Sunday.
The contest was a fitting send-off for Chris Jericho, who was starting to look like a busted flush each and every time he returned for a select series of dates in between tours with band 'Fozzy'. His 2016/17 spell has been his his most creatively stimulating reinvention since the legendary 2008 series with Shawn Michaels, and the countless new elements he has added to his repertoire will join some of the era-defining catchphrases he coined during his maiden run with the company at the height of their mainstream boom. He will be hugely missed.