5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (May 19)

4. Red Hot Start With Intercontinental Title Situation

Cesaro The Miz Maryse
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The situation surrounding the WWE Intercontinental Title is one of the hottest in the entire promotion right now. Each one of the entrants in the Extreme Rules Fatal-4-Way looks like a worthy champion, which is certainly something fans haven't been able to say about the secondary belt for a while. That momentum continued on Thursday's show.

Kicking off the program with an actual wrestling match felt refreshing, as it always does. Kevin Owens and Cesaro are the kind of pairing that will never work anything other than a watchable encounter, but they were actually aided by the heavy presence of others around ringside. The Miz, Maryse and Sami Zayn all joined the announce booth to provide guest commentary.

Eventually, Owens was able to get a roll up pin on Cesaro, but not before Miz and Zayn also became involved. There was a chaotic vibe to the segment, and it's one that's actually heightening excitement for the upcoming title match. This was very good television.

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