4 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (12 July - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. SummerSlam Match Made/Closing Chaos

Randy Orton The Bloodline Solo Sikoa Tama Tonga Loa Jacob Fatu
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Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa is all but official official for SummerSlam. It only needs GM Nick Aldis to give things his stamp of approval, and that'll happen imminently. In one segment, WWE set up a PLE main event and The Bloodline 2.0 got to look like total killers yet again. They're making a habit of that, as they should.

Jacob Fatu brings an intensity that Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa don't. That isn't meant as an insult to those chaps, but Fatu is a beast. The way he wiped out Austin Theory and DIY, then manhandled a top star like Randy Orton, is very, very encouraging for his future around here.

The best segments set up one thing whilst subtly building another. That's what happened as SmackDown went off the air. Solo's Bloodline making a helpless Cody watch as they Shield powerbombed Randy through the announce table at ringside was cool. It's the kind of sadistic behaviour they should be getting up to.

Roman Reigns will bring those Shield-esque spots up once he returns. Can't wait.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out 10 WWE Horrors That Took Years Off Your Life and 10 Things You Learn Binge Watching WWE's Ruthless Aggression Era!

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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.