3 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 20)

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7. Not-So-Secret Santa Continues

Mandy Rose Otis
WWE

Someone is rather fond of ruining the actual point of 'Secret Santa'.

When they're not dissing the anonymous purpose of the idea, WWE also find it funny to have odd couples match up in the draw, which is why they had Mandy Rose bizarrely acting lovely to Otis and Sami Zayn making crappy jokes about getting mittens for Braun Strowman (so he could cover 'dem hands).

These segments were mainly harmless, admittedly, but they come across as uninspired. Worse, the company has been leaning on this for multiple weeks now, and it's coming across loud and clear that they don't really have any other ways to fill up screen time away from matches. 'Secret Santa' sucks, folks.

The good news is that it's now over, so WWE can focus on padding shows with those "What number did you draw, pal?" Rumble skits instead. That'd feel like a blessing after weeks of unwanted gift-giving.

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