SmackDown was a mixed bag this week, and I break down why most of it felt like filler with a few genuine highlights mixed in.

The Randy Orton story has an intriguing thread running through it with the mystery mentor angle, but the execution this week felt like time-filling rather than story-building. The Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu finish was a little flat and raises questions about where that program is actually going at WrestleMania. And a couple of other stories just kept on keeping on without moving anywhere meaningful.

But there were highlights. Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov had a really strong match; these two have genuine chemistry, and I want to see more of it. Fraxiom and Motor City Machine Guns finally got some spotlight and delivered. And Damian Priest and R-Truth winning the tag titles is entertaining even if they do not exactly scream championship material.

Then I look ahead to RAW with my Three Things to Watch. How does Brock Lesnar respond after Oba Femi's big moment? What does the tag title match actually lead to heading toward WrestleMania? And after getting the spot of the year retiring John Cena and then AJ Styles, where on earth is Gunther and when do we hear from him again?

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