The latest episode of Smackdown from Greenville, South Carolina was better between the bread than it was on the book ends.

Cody Rhodes opened the show and declared himself done with Drew McIntyre, which of course meant he was not. He said he’d watch the show from the crowd before being interrupted by the suddenly pushed Aleister Black and Zelina.

This came out of nowhere and felt awkward from the beginning. It seems clear there is a struggle to find something meaningful with Rhodes is real. This turned into a main event match between Rhodes and Black (non-title, of course).

This role is great for Dragunov. It showcases his outstanding in-ring ability and he had a solid match with Gargano. Tommaso Ciampa was the one who actually answered the open challenge, but Dragunov dismissed him and opted to take on Gargano.

It’s a curious little storyline as Ciampa-Dragunov doesn’t have much of a ceiling as a major feud, so we’ll see what happens.

WWE has finally given in to push Cargill similarly to the way she was used with AEW. After she destroyed Tiffany Stratton to become the new WWE Women’s Champion, she kept her mic work short and not so sweet. She reintroduced her, “I’m still that b**** line and exited the ring.

She is far more comfortable as a heel and a bully. She continued that vibe backstage as she dwarfed Chelsea Green and challenged B-Fab to what figures to be a massive beatdown next week on Smackdown.

As she left the ring, she bumped into Charlotte Flair and it seems there’s just a matter of time before Cargill finally locks horns with the Queen.

The match was pretty clunky, to say the least, but the segment was saved by Lash Legend’s appearance. She seems to have officially received the call-up to the big time on a permanent basis and she is aligned with Jax.

Legend helped Jax defeat Flair and has seemingly ignited a feud with the women’s tag-team champions (Flair and Alexa Bliss).