3 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (June 25)

4. “Kingsuke”

Please don't say this is going to become a weekly whinge.

First off, it's nice to see that 'King' gimmick off Baron Corbin and onto someone else. However, one must question why WWE are going all in on this if they're then going to present another King Of The Ring tournament later this year.

That's a bit backwards. Surely, if you really stop to think about it, this "Kingsuke" business should be reserved for afterwards. Forget the name for a second, because that's a side issue. Some don't like it and that's fine, but Nakamura is good enough to make "Kingsuke" work. Again though, shouldn't he be KOTR first?

Say WWE hold the tourney in September/October. That'd give Shin just three-four months with his new gimmick before handing it off to someone else. That's not enough. Naka will end up winning KOTR anyway, won't he? That'd make this even more stupid.