4 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Mar 10)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Splitting The Spotlight

Sami Zayn Cody Rhodes
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Hats off to WWE for somehow laying Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes' respective Bloodline battles side-by-side without causing fans to boo either man. That was never a given, and it would've been so easy to dilute each man's journey, but creative has done a sparkling job of telling both stories concurrently.

This week, Jey Uso explained that he turned on Sami because Jimmy is his blood brother. It also saved Jim from being expelled by Roman Reigns, which keeps that delicious Jey vs. Roman reprisal on the back burner for now. Eventually, Cody came out to confront, then Zayn attacked by rushing through the crowd.

Stay tuned for a mega tag match: Rhodes/Zayn vs. The Usos.

Sami giving Jey some lumps makes sense after everything they've been through, and it's only a matter of time before Kevin Owens accepts Zayn's tag proposal. One more time for the folks at the back: WWE has done a remarkable job with these Bloodline dramas, and they're just getting started.

What a fine show-closing segment this was.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out 10 Most Embarrassing Product Placements In Wrestling History and 10 Wrestlers P*ssed At Their WWE 2K23 Rating!

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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.