It seems like the only thing this whole thing accomplished was sending Jericho to Smackdown. He certainly didn't need another title run so soon, especially one so short. But was it really worth it? Send Jericho to Smackdown just to write him off? I have pointed out that Smackdown lost a lot of top guys and did not get the same number back from Raw. But a part-timer like Jericho might not really be the best option.
Even then, there were better ways to have handled the situation. They could have traded Jericho to Smackdown along with Owens. That might also settled the hypocrisy of Jericho getting his rematch for the United States Championship, while Bray Wyatt did not get his rematch for the WWE Championship. Jericho would be getting his rematch because he is on the same brand as Owens and the title, while Wyatt was not getting his rematch because he was on a different brand from Orton and the WWE Championship. They also could have had Owens retain at Payback and destroy Jericho there. Jericho gets written off and can eventually return one day on whatever brand Owens is on.
The whole thing just created a momentary distraction in the feud between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles. I would not have done it the way they did it. I can understand wanting another big name on Smackdown and I can understand needing to write off Jericho. But the whole situation could have been handled a lot better. Smackdown gains a guy that immediately takes time off. That sounds pretty dumb. In any case, the WWE can now move on and go back to the story they were building on Smackdown.
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