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

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Brock Lesnar’s Shift

Brock Lesnar
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This writer gets a kick out of the way Brock Lesnar goes from light-hearted to absolute mauler. He's also digging the way Roman Reigns is starting to cower from Brock after realising he went too far at that MSG house show. It's all very, very natural between this pair.

Their WrestleMania match will be tons of fun if WWE just lets them go hell for leather.

No, they didn't get their hands on one another properly during this episode of SmackDown, but segments involving both were intense and impactful. They've got the right mix of comedy (Lesnar breaking Roman's coffee table with his feet was "good sh*t, pal") and violence (the aforementioned house show blood angle).

Unlike Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair, Roman and Lesnar are good enough on the mic to progress their story without even touching. That's something WWE must be grateful for. Of course, they'll rumble again before 'Mania, and this guy can't wait.

What else did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Mar 18) and WWE WrestleMania 38: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.