4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (April 15)

1. No Follow Up To Speak Of

Last week, WWE dropped hints that Shinsuke Nakamura will be Roman Reigns' next Undisputed WWE Universal Title opponent at 'Mania Backlash. This felt like a huge step down from Brock Lesnar for Roman, but that could've been remedied had the writers fleshed things out on TV.

They didn't.

Neither Reigns nor Naka appeared on this week's show. If WWE wanted to make the rivalry small time, then this was the way to do it. Where was an expected momentum-boosting win for Shinsuke over a credible villain? Why didn't Paul Heyman even show face to wax lyrical about how Naka was awesome but shouldn't take this shot?

Both sides of the proposed World Title match for the next pay-per-view were totally absent seven days after teasing it. WWE don't have a lot of time to work with here; WrestleMania Backlash is three weeks away tomorrow. Three weeks. They'd better get a move on.