4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 26)
2. The Names In That Battle Royal
Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville, despite heelish flourishes from both, claim that they have Raw and SmackDown's best interests at heart. They're there to make each show as exciting as possible, right? Yeah, well that's not going to happen when they book main event Battle Royals starring this motley crew.
Check this for a list:
The Viking Raiders, Sheamus, Sami Zayn, Drew Gulak, Ricochet, Jinder Mahal, Los Letharios, Cesaro, Happy Corbin, Madcap Moss, Shanky, Mace, Rick Boogs, Mansoor, Ridge Holland and Jeff Hardy. That was the line up for the 'Black Friday' special to determine a new number one contender for Roman Reigns' Universal Title.
Gulak? Madcap Moss? Mansoor? Shanky? Seriously?! What did any of those dudes do to earn a potential crack at SmackDown's top title? Pearce and Deville picked them out ahead of Drew McIntyre too. Even if that turns out to be a storyline ("Who screwed Drew?"), it's still iffy.