4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (6 June - Results & Review)

The main plot thread running through the entirety of this week's SmackDown centred around attacks/threats from Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. WWE couldn't care less about their own brand extension, clearly, and it's a bit late in the day to be moaning about that anyway - they've been stomping all over the Draft since it happened last year, and they don't even honour the "Transfer Window" that stretched into 2025 either.

Certain things must happen at Money In The Bank this weekend if that PLE is going to be even a mild success. An awful lot of people are having vivid nightmares about everything that could go wrong on the show too. Let's be real: Triple H's booking isn't earning a ton of plaudits halfway through this calendar year.

SmackDown showcased the best and worst of his creative style. When he's on, 'The Game' is adept at teasing matches fans badly want to see, and he drops just enough hints to keep everyone interested. When he isn't, Hunter lazily leans on rematch after rematch, and he seems to think that giving workers mic time when they've got nothing to talk about is a shrewd move.

'Go home' episodes can be tricky at the best of times, but that pesky third hour SmackDown has had in 2025 certainly didn't do the writing team any favours on Friday. There are far too many situations across the undercard and main event scenes that simply aren't all that enticing.

Here's all the good and bad from WWE's final TV stop before MITB.