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

3. "What Does This Mean?"

King Corbin Dolph Ziggler
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Everyone knows that the average wrestling heel can turn into a blithering idiot when it suits. That's why 'King' Corbin and Dolph Ziggler were so confused when they kept finding members of their security detail laid out in the backstage area. "What does this mean?", Dolph cried out like he was trying to solve the mysteries of the world.

The problem here is that it was obvious to everyone watching that Roman Reigns was behind each goon squad attack. Obvious to everyone except the people who humiliated Reigns the prior week and should've been anticipating some measure of revenge. Not Corbin and Ziggler, apparently. They were too busy being flummoxed.

Both looked so strong last week, and there was really no need for creative to make the heels look foolish here. They took a step backwards rather than another step forwards when the entire episode was literally framed around Roman's revenge.

Poor.

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