4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Aug 21)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Creepy Ambulance Finish

Bray Wyatt Fiend Ambulance
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WWE are mindf*cking the hell out of your writer.

He wants to like this feud between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman so badly, but that 'Swamp Fight' at Extreme Rules was almost too much to stomach. They did pull the nose up last week, in fairness, and this past Friday (aside from that wobbly 'Fun House' invasion) was another step forwards.

Nobody does creepy like Wyatt under that mask in modern pro wrestling. Also, the show's end was a positive sign that Braun's awful Universal Title reign is about to come to an end; Wyatt was placed in an ambulance and then emerged as the 'Fiend', almost like WWE were admitting that Braun can't kill the monster.

Hopefully, this means Bray will win SmackDown's top prize at SummerSlam and Strowman can go back to chucking people about like empty jackets every night. The brand really needs to put a line under his dreadful stint as champion.

Was this a subtle spoiler? Could be.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 WWE SummerSlam 2020 Nightmares That Could Come True and 10 Wrestlers Who Walked Out On Live TV!

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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.