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10. A Reason To Make Plans For Thursday
Kudos to WWE for not only repeatedly reminding fans of Smackdowns return to the USA Network on Thursday, but for announcing two title matches that had logical roots in what happened on Raw. There have been title matches on Smackdown before, but both the Intercontinental Championship match between Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens, and the Divas Championship match between Charlotte and Becky Lynch, were based almost entirely on the conflict between the pairs on Raw, making them natural continuations of the feuds. Thats what Smackdown is supposed to be a second WWE show advancing the same storylines and hopefully this is reflective of whats to come and not just a one-time deal to hook viewers. Smackdown has been skippable for so long, maybe having some moments that make it must-see will help make it a cant-miss show.
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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
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