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

4. A WrestleMania Cluster Assembles

SmackDown's best match was also its second shortest, as United States Champion Samoa Joe teamed with Andrade to face Rey Mysterio and R-Truth. They barely got six minutes, but absolutely made the most of it, delivering another all-action encounter highlighted, as always, by the Mysterio/Andrade interactions.

Rey finally pinning Joe is the real talking point here. Mysterio had hit both heels with a double 619 late on, then cradled the champ for the 1-2-3, seemingly punching his ticket for a future title shot. Joe was incensed. He took his frustrations out on Truth and Andrade afterwards, dropping both men in his fury, leaving the babyfaces to scamper up the ramp.

So Mysterio now has a claim to a shot. Still, it looks like WWE are heading down Multi-Man Avenue for the United States Championship at WrestleMania 35, and that makes sense. These four have spent the fast few weeks working all kinds of fun encounters. They'll surely do the same on the year's biggest stage, particularly if WWE decree their rivalry warrants a Ladder Match.