10 Things We Learned From WWE SmackDown Live! (May 2)
8. Moving Forward
Chris Jericho's opening (and eventually, closing) promo on SmackDown Live! was interrupted by US Title Number One contender AJ Styles, giving the two opportunity to reminisce on their former partnership and WrestleMania rivalry.
Styles' interjection was a logical one, with his motivation previously being less to do with battling Kevin Owens and more taking advantage of his shot at the elevated secondary title.
Going forward of course, the programme was always destined to feature 'KO' in there with 'The Phenomenal One', and an interruption to proceedings from the former champion triggered a brawl between the two that fuelled their impending rivalry without freezing out the evening's main event.
The impending battle between Owens and Styles has appeared loaded with potential for weeks, and their first true scuffle brought the house down.
Styles flew at the indignant 'Face of America', leathering him with punches until the usual crop of officials intervened.
Before Shane McMahon was finally able to separate them (with Jericho humorously cheering the fight on), the two attacked one another with vim, offering a scintillating tease of things to come between now and their first televised singles match in over a year.