4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 10 - Results & Review)

4. This Jump Looks More Last-Minute Every Week

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So, why did Kevin Owens leap from Raw to SmackDown suddenly? To feud with tag-teams as a singles wrestler? To fill in on guest commentary? Seriously, what was the point? So many questions, so few answers. Now, KO will be kayfabe suspended by GM Nick Aldis for laying hands on Austin Theory and Grayson Waller.

It's hardly thrilling.

In fact, this mini-feud has been a poor use of everyone involved in it. Kev won't gain anything from yakking on about going solo then battling tags, and the Theory/Waller tandem feels like it's cooling off rather than heating up when they're failing to handle one worker despite having the numbers advantage.

Granted, Owens was a hoot on guest comms this week, but that's surely not why he was traded to SmackDown as makeweight for Jey Uso. Give the guy some proper direction, for goodness sake. He was a WrestleMania headliner!

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