10 Ways SmackDown Live! Can Recover Before 2018
9. World's Greatest Alphas
Chad Gable probably didn't envisage how his first year on the main roster would pan out, not least after salvaging Jason Jordan's flagging NXT career and helping him become part of one of the group's most dynamic double acts, but his brand new partnership with Shelton Benjamin might as well be worth investing in.
The pair were successful in their maiden outing against token show losers The Ascension, and already had a shared TitanTron video and the odd double-team manoeuvre to help introduce them to the SmackDown Live! crowd.
Ignoring some of the obvious problems faced in establishing the team in the first place, there may be a huge upside to the duo. Gable is perhaps one of the most underrated performers on the entire roster, and Shelton Benjamin has been waiting months to finally redebut before he became too old for one final run at the highest level.
The SmackDown Live! tag team title belts have bounced around frequently since their September 2016 inception, and whomever emerges from the New Day/Usos feud with the gold in tact (more on that later) won't have too far to look before they catch glimpse of this exciting new team in their path.