15 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (March 5)

Tributes to Steve Austin, The Rock, Eddie Guerrero, John Cena and the church of Satan...

by Jamie Kennedy
Samoa Joe US Title

R-Truth's short United States Title reign just went "Night Night".

Samoa Joe is the new champ, and unless WWE book another brief reign he'll be champion come WrestleMania 35. Think about what that means: following the biggest show of the year, Seth Rollins could be Universal Champ, Daniel Bryan could be WWE Champion, Finn Bálor might be Intercontinental Champion and Samoa Joe may well remain US Champ.

Wrestling wins, in other words, and so do hidden gems. Oh yes, this was another big week for little nuances you might've missed across WWE programming. After Raw's delectable feast of Easter eggs (including some idiots booing Roman Reigns for no apparent reason), SmackDown followed suit with tributes to some heroes of the past, a little Satanism, World Champions playing dress-up and one of the best slow motion replays you're ever likely to see.

Elsewhere, there were funny fan signs to laugh at, neat spots to drool over and Becky Lynch threatening Charlotte Flair with some choice language for a PG show. On that note, here's everything you may well have missed on this week's SmackDown...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.