4 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 28)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Entire Bloodline Segment

Roman Reigns Jey Uso Sami Zayn Bloodline
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Man, where to even start here!?

Sami Zayn cracking everybody up by saying Jey Uso hadn't been "very Ucey" lately was TV gold. The entire group corpsed after that, then Roman Reigns somehow managed to turn that character break to their advantage by making "Ucey" part of his own promo on Jey.

Everything, from the overall chemistry and Jey saying he "doesn't give a damn what the 'Tribal Chief' says" (thus re-airing some of that defiance from 2020), to Uso sh*tting his pants at Roman's icy stare and Reigns saying he'd turn Sami into "Sami Uso", was fantastic. This is just the best thing going in wrestling today.

The fact these guys were able to crack on-screen and still keep going with a compelling story says it all - Zayn has a real chance to break out as a Daniel Bryan-esque underdog babyface sensation, and there's money in Jey rebelling against Roman again too.

Give these guys a Christmas bonus, please.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 Times WWE Tried (And Failed) To Be Edgy and 10 Wrestlers That Don’t Deserve To Be Hated!

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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.