5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (22 Aug - Results & Review)
1. John Cena & Logan Paul Bring It
Yeah, everything was great here.
The way Logan Paul interrupted John Cena's introduction was a world class d*ck move, and John brought his classic fire on the mic in return. Their segment was a wonderful piece of build towards the coming match at Clash In Paris. Cena’s heel run was an undeniable washout, but segments like this since going baby again make up for it.
Logan claiming he might be hated but is real and honest in his intentions compared to the lying, “imposter” Cena was a nice way to go with his promo. See the difference in pushing PLE matches when both parties are present and getting in one another’s faces?! This was one million times better than say...Cena just talking about Paul on his own.
Few are better at cutting through the noise like JC when he’s on, but Logan is really good at what he does. Further, the idea that John has realised how wrong he was to "ruin wrestling" when he should be fighting for the industry's future is fab, and his “I’m gonna beat the ever loving shite out of you” line charmed the Dublin masses.
A sneak attack punch from Paul to end the episode was perfect for his character too. That's exactly the sort of thing he'd do after being put on the spot in another brief promo with Drew McIntyre. The Scot wanted Logan to take a page from his book by laying out Cena like he had Cody. Instead, like a true coward who secretly doubts he's good enough to match up against a "GOAT", Paul sucker punched John then ran off.
Stellar content.
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