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

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Opening Segment Fire Between Miz & Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler The Miz Maryse
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Before he confusingly left his WWE Intercontinental Title laying on the stage, The Miz was a huge part of opening SmackDown the right way. Dolph Ziggler has been wheeling out awesome promos for a while now, and it seems he's headed for a collision over the secondary gold with Miz at Backlash.

That would be a fine choice of opponent for the arrogant heel, he needs someone special to work with again. Trading back-and-forth verbal fire in the middle of the ring to open this week's show, Miz and Ziggler looked motivated and excited to be working together again.

Dolph said that Miz made some valid points about how hard he was working, but that everyone could also see through the charade of his macho persona. In a cool moment, Dolph was game for fighting, but the heel backed off. A good heel should never do what a babyface tells him to.

What other 'ups' and 'downs' did you take from this week's WWE SmackDown? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!

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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.