12 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (13 Aug)

9. Nice TV You've Got There...

... be a shame if someone put a side table through it.

Kevin Owens took a willing $5k hit on a 4K screen moments after last night's opener, having followed Shane McMahon to his backstage office. This came after 'The Best in the World' had dared KO to swing at him so he could sue him for every dime in his wallet, and out came Kev's bottled frustration, ruining Shane's planned night of watching SmackDown from a weird, neck-straining angle.

Two things:-

1. That's one expensive television.

2. Owen's mirrored the audience's exasperation here. He, like us, thought he was done with Shane at SummerSlam, but there he was, staring a massive fine and weeks (months?) of further f*ckery right in the face. Once more, he is the viewers' avatar. Live vicariously through him.

That's good writing.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.