3 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Aug 30)

2. Heath Slater & Rhyno Have 'Odd Couple' Qualities

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Since he was left out of the WWE Draft and forgotten about by both Raw and SmackDown, Heath Slater has been brilliant. The hottest 'Free Agent' in the promotion has lately forged an alliance with Rhyno, and it's working perfectly. Together, Slater and Rhyno come across like the classic odd couple.

A stroke of genius, having Heath do pretty much all of the talking allows him to show off his promo skills. Meanwhile, Rhyno simply stands there grinning like he's loving life. As seen before in duos like Booker T and Goldust, this is the kind of natural chemistry that can lead to something remarkable.

Slater and Rhyno have a long way to go before reaching those heights, but they look in good shape. Beating The Headbangers on SmackDown, the pair march on to the semi final stage of the Tag-Team Title tournament.

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