3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Sept 16)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. At Least It’s Something Fresh

Sheamus Butch Ridge Holland Brawling Brutes
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The main event Fatal-4-Way tag was a blast.

Butch and Ridge Holland were far from this fan's pick to win the thing, but their victory was a neat little surprise to close out this week's show. Sheamus' and company have some momentum after the Irishman's performance vs. Gunther on Clash At The Castle, so don't be mad at it.

New Day challenging yet again would've been lame, and Imperium vs. The Usos doesn't really sound right either. Hit Row were the other option available to WWE, but Triple H clearly wants to pump the brakes on Top Dolla' and Ashante Adonis for now. Their time will come.

If nothing else, at least the 'Brawling Brutes' challenging Jimmy and Jey Uso is something totally fresh. Butch and Ridge were heels up until mega-recently, so this isn't a match the promotion has done to death during The Usos' lengthy title reign.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 Wrestlers That Lied To Get What They Wanted and 10 Reasons Why Roman Reigns Topped PWI's Top 500 Wrestlers 2022!

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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.