3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 27)
1. So Much Stalling
SmackDown's writing team are apparently f*cked when Roman Reigns is off TV. They must need his 10-minute long entrance, those long-winded Paul Heyman promos and the Undisputed Champ's star power to fill two hours of telly on FOX every Friday.
It became obvious from the first minute that workers were told to go out there on Smackers and ramble on during promos. WWE didn't have a ton of content to work with here, and it showed. Why else would Sheamus even grab the mic before that main event six-man if not to stall?
Stall, stall, stall.
Friday night's show had two booking ideas. One, stall like your lives depend on it. Two, there will be plenty of throwaway tag-team matches that hopefully keep the action ticking along well-enough so fans don't realise we're stalling for time.