4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Sept 18)

Downs...

6. "Springboard! Springboard! Springboard!"

Lucha House Party Cesaro
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Gran Metalik challenged for the Intercontinental Title in July, and he's one third of the top contenders for SmackDown's Tag-Team Titles. You'd think then that the dude is accomplished enough to work matches without his Lucha House Party brethren leaping up onto the ring apron with directions.

Apparently not.

It's tough to see what WWE's producers were going for here. The LHP looked like amateurs who got over-excited when Kalisto and Lince Dorado bounced up onto the apron and started yelling "Springboard! Springboard! Springboard!" at Metalik. What was the deal with that?

Their distraction naturally caused their partner to lose, and it was all just senseless. Yes, the Party lads have been going through a mock break up lately, but that doesn't mean they need to be booked like rookie idiots.

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