3 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jan 17)

2. Family Drama

The top of the hour featured a match pitting Dean Ambrose against Randy Orton, one which was made in questionable fashion. Following the opening segment, Ambrose requested Shane McMahon book the bout, since The Wyatt Family assaulted him last month. That didn't seem to bother Ambrose when he was winning the Intercontinental Title or feuding with The Miz, but Shane agreed.

The match was solid, if a bit slow. Ambrose did well in the early goings, but eventually the fight spilled to the outside and a distraction from The Wyatts helped Orton get the heat. Back inside, Orton worked Ambrose over, but when he was knocked to the outside, "The Lunatic Fringe" came back with a tope that floored Luke Harper. An angry Harper charged the ring, and in the chaos, Ambrose won with a roll-up.

Following the bout, Orton and Harper were at each other's throats, with Wyatt doing his best to separate them - and eventually slapping Harper. Wyatt seemed to think that Orton was going to attack him, but "The Viper" backed down. The slow burn breakup is going quite well.