8 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night’s WWE SmackDown (15 Nov)

Healing the 'Fiend' but dumping on War Games...

by Jamie Kennedy
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WWE's output must be hell right now for fans who don't like temporary measures.

All this brand warfare stuff reeks of place holding, and it's likely to be forgotten about as soon as the cameras fade to black at Survivor Series on 24 November. After that, WWE will move onto hype for December's TLC and show loyalty will be shelved in favour of other bone-breaking rivalries that conveniently fit the pay-per-view calendar.

If you can put aside this obvious annoyance, then this week's SmackDown wasn't a bad show. It was certainly better than last Friday's UK debacle (during which the Manchester crowd appeared to be sedated), but was still the usual rollercoaster ride of ups and downs people have come to expect from Vince McMahon's booking.

Bray Wyatt has a new belt, a new Universal Title challenger and can finally put the Seth Rollins nightmare behind him. Elsewhere, WWE took a crap on the importance of ongoing NXT storylines, The Miz and Daniel Bryan continued their never-ending rivalry and 'King' Corbin got a new mascot...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.