2 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Jan 21)

3. He "Brought KO With Him"

Kevin Owens Seth Rollins
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Apparently, wrestlers from other brands can bring their pals with them without having to clear that with anyone. Seth Rollins did it. He "brought Kevin Owens with him" to SmackDown, and planned to use his mate to fend off The Bloodline. That's a simple enough story, but it's also infuriating.

Creative are spitting directly in the faces of anyone who gave a toss about the Draft last October. Remember when Michael Cole, Jimmy Smith and other announcers claimed that Raw and SmackDown would have "ironclad" rosters back then? Yeah, that didn't happen. It was never doing to.

WWE don't even stick to their own rules with this stuff.

The brand split is dead - they should just admit it and start making moves back towards an amalgamated roster. Rollins' actions reeked of wrestling's very own 'bring your pet to work day'. That's not the only problem with this feud he has going on opposite Roman Reigns.

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