5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 9)
Kurt Angle updates the milk bath; The Usos retain; Hit Row falls flat with fans.
Kurt Angle's milk bath update/birthday celebrations arguably swallowed up too much time on this week's episode of SmackDown. Yeah, WWE could've condensed the segment so it didn't get udderly out of hand. OK, so those puns are almost as bad as Michael Cole's were on Friday night.
Sorry, just milking it too much now.
Aaaaaaand if you haven't stopped reading then it's time to dig into all the good and bad from SmackDown's latest. Kurt's 54th birthday bash was one of the main hooks for the episode, but WWE also dangled some other treats in front of fan faces; The Usos defended their tag belts vs. Sheamus and Butch (who was a replacement for Drew McIntyre), and you just knew there'd be more Bloodline business.
Elsewhere, Tegan Nox worked her first match since returning to the company, and Triple H decided to strap a rocket to Hit Row. Unfortunately, that didn't really get over with the live crowd - these are worrying times for the group, being honest.
Here are all the 'Ups' and 'Downs' from what could be considered a filler episode, albeit one with some merit.