11 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jul 16)
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5. Revolving Door
Revolving door talking segments are the scourge of modern WWE programming, and the promotion served up two of them last night.
The second began with The New Day in the ring. They were as jolly and jovial as ever, with Xavier Woods saying "you can call Kofi 'Simon Phoenix' because he's a Demolition man and WWE Champion," before Kingston put his buddies, the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions, over. This led to Daniel Bryan and Rowan coming out, their rematch accepted, though the former WWE Champion and his big beefy pal failed to deliver their "career-altering announcement." They peaced out before even saying a word.
Samoa Joe was out next. He implored Kofi to put his WWE title on the line, before Elias emerged, telling Joe he'd had his chance. Randy Orton's appearance completed the segment and while he wasn't going to fight The New Day initially, he changed his mind when Kofi said "'The Viper' has gone limp," sparking the six-man tag.
While the segment succeeded in putting the match together, there wasn't enough personality nor were the promos strong enough to transcend the rote formula. Watching WWE TV go from A to B is boring without a little spice.