4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (June 3)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. 'It Was Me, Riddle! It Was Me All Along, Riddle!'

Riddle Sami Zayn The Usos Bloodline
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Behold the next step towards Riddle's main event push.

Sami Zayn revealed himself as the one who played Roman Reigns' entrance track during the headline tag match; that distracted Riddle and left him open to attack from The Usos. This wasn't a completely fresh idea, but it was a fun way to excuse Riddle's defeat and push his story along.

It's a neat use of Sami's skills too. Having him play gatekeeper for The Bloodline (who are blatantly using Zayn) is fine, and this will all lead to a heated match between Riddle and the wannabe faction member on TV soon. Nobody should have any problems with that.

Beating Sami in a series of singles bouts will help prep Riddle for Reigns at Money In The Bank. That's obviously assuming that WWE wants to put the stoner in a title match on that show instead of the titular ladder match. Either way, this week's SmackDown enhanced his main event prospects.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out WWE Hell In A Cell 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Hell In A Cell 2022: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.