16 Things You Probably Missed From Last Night’s WWE SmackDown (August 13)

KO echoing every wrestling fan, Charlotte paying homage to Andrade and...adult circumcision?

by Jamie Kennedy
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WWE.com

Buddy Murphy is nothing but a dirty rotten liar, or so says an outraged Daniel Bryan.

In the eyes of the angry eco warrior, Rowan has been absolved from blame, and the team's collective reputation has been spared the indignity of being caught up in this Roman Reigns drama. Not so fast, because there are surely other twists and turns coming, and a Bryan vs. Reigns feud makes the most sense right now.

At least Buddy got to have a scorching match with Roman on the latest SmackDown. Look closely and you might've spotted a few excellent moments. Or, if you skimmed through it, you'd have missed them and missed Murphy's breakout performance on the blue brand. He looked every bit as good as Ali did in the same sort of spot earlier this year.

This article has dimmed lights, circumcision (not literally, don't worry), special anniversaries, hidden tributes to lovers, audible production cues and David Otunga being more interesting off camera than he ever was on it. There are 16 things you probably missed in total, and here they come...

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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.