3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 27)

4. Why Was This Booked?!

Jinder Mahal Shanky
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Then, they could do the same for this portion of the show.

A heel vs. heel tag match pitting Los Lotharios vs. Jinder Mahal and Shanky is hardly inspiring stuff. It's the kind of bout fans would expect if WWE had just been on an international tour and half the crew were still stuck in France, or something.

The fact that both these duos have teased dissension over the past few months then forgotten all about it says everything. Creative just don't know where they want to go with most of the tag-teams on the roster beyond RK-Bro and The Usos, and that's painfully clear with each passing week.

Here, Jinder and Shanky remembered that they were struggling - Mahal blamed Shanky for their loss and then the big man went comedic. Honestly, this kind of poor booking can get right in the bin. It was a colossal waste of everybody's time.

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