12 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Feb 5)

10. Let Them Do This Every Week

Remember the days when The Usos would could those unique, aggressive tag division promos with a battle-rap cadence? Can we have them back, please?

Jimmy and Jey are two of WWE's most distinctive talkers. They proved it again last night, addressing Shane McMahon and The Miz in their brief back-and-forth blast, taking aim at last week's overly sentimental segment with George Mizanin. The Usos claimed they'd struggled together, knew how to be hot and cold at the same time, promised to lock their upcoming Miz TV appearance down, then hit their catchphrase. Done.

We praise the SmackDown tag division for its awesome ring-work, but the scene's personalities occasionally get lost in the shuffle. This is an unfortunate byproduct of SmackDown's action-first approach with their tandems. Miz & Mac are the new exceptions, so let's hope their increased mic time opens opportunities for others as well.

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