3 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (July 28)

1. “I Already Beat You!”

Roman Reigns Jey Uso
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What happened at Money In The Bank has given WWE means to extend The Bloodline narrative by pointing out that Jey Uso is the first man in three years to pin his cousin Roman Reigns. That infuriated the 'Tribal Chief' during SmackDown's opening segment. Tension is still at a fever pitch.

The face-to-face was as strong as you're gonna get.

It included Roman lashing out like a tyrannical despot before realising he just might be losing his grip on family matters. Christ, it really is amazing that WWE has been able to spin this story out for so long without it getting boring. This stuff has been going on for three years now.

Jey looking back at MITB and saying, "I already beat you" gives the SummerSlam main event yet more sizzle. These lads have bags of chemistry together, and they're showing no signs of slowing down heading through the summer months.

Where-oh-where does this drama go next?

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out 5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (July 24) and 10 Current Wrestlers Already BETTER Than Your Favourites!

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