17 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (Aug 27)

Randy Orton hates screaming kids, The Miz loves Wedding Crashers and SmackDown hates fans?

by Jamie Kennedy
Roman Reigns

The 'whodunit' saga involving Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Erick Rowan and some guy who sort of/almost/kinda' looks like Erick Rowan rolls on without any conclusion in sight. It's likely to stretch until Clash Of Champions at least, or maybe WWE will wait to pull the trigger on a Reigns vs. Bryan match at Hell In A Cell.

This week, the 'Big Dog' was in no mood to apologise, and so he thumped Daniel with a Spear instead. The good news? Reigns vs. Bryan will hardly be bad in-ring, and the ongoing drama did throw up one gem of a moment this week. There were loads of others hidden in the program elsewhere too.

WWE went from hiding the low crowd numbers in Baton Rouge to exposing them within the same two-hour show, there was a slight change in acceptable company terminology, Ali and Buddy Murphy tore the house down (and incorporated some New Japan and AEW flavour), and The Miz quoted movies from 2005.

Other than that, look forward to dodgy camera angles, Randy Orton hating on kids and more foreboding before an unwanted name change...

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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.