8 Things We Learned From The WrestleMania Go-Home Smackdown Live! (March 28)
5. Fringe Players
A curious omission from an otherwise tightly-booked edition of Smackdown Live!, WWE elected to demote Intercontinental Title combatants Dean Ambrose and Baron Corbin to Talking Smack for their final swings ahead of their WrestleMania clash.
The feud has blown hot and cold, with Baron's impressive Elimination Chamber beatdown in early February triggering weeks of back-and-forth hostilities that have at times bordered on absurdity, with the use of a forklift fleshing out the backstage brawls and even causing the WWE trademark distraction finish when Corbin fell to Randy Orton.
It was disappointing that the pair were given literally nothing to work with on the main show though, as it heightened the possibility that they may end up on the Kickoff show. A sad fate for the first Intercontinental Title singles match since WrestleMania 28, the championship and the wrestlers deserve better.
Corbin has vastly over-delivered on the limited potential exhibited in NXT, and Ambrose has gamely accepted his demotion to the midcard after a maiden run with the WWE Title briefly made him top dog of the blue brand.
Ignoring the silliness, the two definitely had chemistry, and could assemble a sleeper hit on the 'Show of Shows' away from some of the more box office attractions.