16 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (June 25)

9. Drake Maverick's Mother In Law

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There are few better examples of a worker maximising minimal on screen minutes right now than tiny Drake Maverick. The 205 Live GM and 24/7 wannabe knows how to get people laughing, and he's garnering some real sympathy these days.

He's been studying his William Regal and Bobby Heenan humour too.

Drake, who had his wedding ruined by R-Truth last week, said he'd "Spent thousands and thousands of dollars" of his "mother in law's money" to make the big day special, and Truth spoiled everything. That was a neat little line to throw in.

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