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Dean ambrose cut a promo on smackdown to start the show that cemented him as a legitimate leader of the the smackdown roster. Ambrose had a cadence to his promo and a control over the crowd that resembled that of a prime dusty rhodes. I'm not saying that ambrose is on the level of Rhodes but that he cut a big time promo on Dolph ziggler that both elevated the champion and helped set the tone for an important smackdown main event at summerslam. Ambrose built himself up as fighter who constantly look adversity in the face and ran through every road block. He mentioned how ziggler was a complainer and used the crutch of people holding him down while ambrose never made excuses always pushing forward fighting to get to the top. Ambrose made himself feel like a true champion and a deserving top star, even it is on the "b show". I was very leary of ambrose being the face of the brand being that John cena will start slowly stepping back. However, Dean ambrose on the second smackdown of the new era made himself a legitimate top star based on the way he carried himself and conveyed an aura over the crowd. 
Dolph ziggler was ran down by ambrose as the guy who makes excuses, gets
held down, doesn't focus on winning, only tries to pander to fans and
steal the show. Ziggler tried to compare himself to ambrose with little
success and was thwarted at every turn by the current champion. Ziggler
talked about no one believing him and proving people wrong. The problem
with this exchange is that ambrose was right about everything he said,
all of his points about ziggler were right on the money and Dolph has
really been set up for a few years as a second rate contender. Ziggler
has been used to elevate guys and has lost quite a few (a lot) matches
on television. So becoming a number one contender on smackdown is out of
left field and doesn't seem that he should win the title. Therefore,
based on the promos and Dolph saying everyone is against him ziggler
should turn heel after he loses to ambrose at summerslam. Ziggler is a
better "bad guy" than "good guy", it is a more natural fit for his
attitude appearance. Dolph can be a chicken shit heel with no problem,
he can take the heel bumps with no problem, and should be able to be
disliked with no problem. During his career he has found more success as
a cocky villain then being the sympathetic hero. His style will also be
helped by working as a heel because it will force him to slow down, do
less moves and sell. Changing sides could potentially resurrect his
career from being just another mid card guy to being a top tier rogue. But, if ziggler turns (which is the better option) who is left on the good guy side of smackdown? Holy smokes will that roster be thin on hero's especially if cena becomes less of the focus. You'll have dean ambrose, who is a top guy, and then... Apollo crews? Smackdown does have randy Orton who is coming back hot but he is wrestling brock lesnar at summerslam and the odds of him looking strong at the end of that match are slim. So the top faces on smackdown will be ambrose, cena (becoming part time), Orton and crews? Those house shows will be something. The villain side would become aj styles, bray wyatt, ziggler, miz, and corbin. Aj styles may be the best wrestler in the wwe and bray wyatt could still be a very special type of villain but smackdown shaking up the sides really showcases how the brand split and draft did smackdown no favors to not be the best show.
Smackdown needs more bodies, quality fan favorites that the wwe universe can get behind. The only guy in nxt that could walk in and be a top hero, immediately, in shinsuke nakamura. Like, right now. He has charisma to spare, he is an international superstar and a great in ring performer. He is learning English very well and has that swagger in the squared circle that transcends language. Plus, he is fresh to the brand. Every feud he would have on smackdown would be new, unique and refreshing to the wwe audience. Nakamura could be and should be the savior of the brand because he solves a lot of current problems with depth, to many die hard he is a huge name and his styles lends itself to gaining popularity quickly. If not nakamura to smackdown (which I don't see in the immediate future) wwe will have to rely on bringing back older stars that are already established. Rumors are always circulating about Kurt angle and bill goldberg which would be a band-aid on the problem but does not benefit the brand long term. Now, if they use the older "legends" as a feature act while they build middle guys to become stars then that is a different story but history shows that doesn't happen consistently. Smackdown is a work in progress. Hopefully they recognize the issues of top tier talent, especially on the face side, and remedy the problem. The shows so far have been pretty good but if they want two "a shows" they need to start building likeable stars to become top baby faces otherwise a lot of these shows will revolve around the same stuff week in and week out and really expose a weak roster. I don't have an issue with Apollo crews or even zack Ryder being considered relevant faces but wwe will have to build them to that point. Nakamura is the key, in my opinion, but success will happen over time; which could prove to be smackdown live's toughest opponent.
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