4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 13)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Child Actor Extraordinaire

The Miz Maryse Monroe Sky
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Take a bow, Monroe Sky.

The Miz and Maryse's young daughter couldn't have entered a more flawless performance for her cameo on SmackDown. The way she whined to her mother and father before pointing Miz in the direction of a scary doll in her crib was surprisingly well executed for a baby.

No joke, Monroe's acting was genuinely better than most adult wrestlers. Her facial expressions were realistic, there was natural concern for her distress from the parents and the big point was more effective than Ronda Rousey's at the 2018 Royal Rumble. It's still real to her, damn it.

WWE succeeded here. Within the span of a few short minutes, they lured this writer into the spider's web and left him wanting to see Miz helplessly try and defend his family against a supernatural lunatic who wants nothing but destruction. This was a top notch scene from start to finish.

What other takeaways did you have from this week's SmackDown? For more, check out 16 Things You Probably Missed From AEW Dynamite (Dec 11) and 18 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (Dec 9)!

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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.