4 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Aug 7)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Nexus Nod

WWE SmackDown Retribution
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The positivity of this entry should be tempered with a warning: WWE better follow up on Retribution's carnage next week, otherwise it'll be all for naught. Their crowd-beating, announce-table-flipping, rope-cutting chainsaw mayhem deserves better than to be stuffed in a box and treated like an afterthought.

Surely, that won't happen, but there's always a fear that WWE will change their minds and get cold feet on stories like this. Still, the Nexus vibes were practically pulsating through the screen when these hooded thugs started wrecking everything in their path.

This was such a good way to end SmackDown.

Provided the writers have a satisfying end goal in mind for the group, they'll be fine. Unlike the whole Shorty G and 'King' Corbin ransom thing, their mystery is one worth waiting to find out more about, and it shouldn't take too long before Retribution reveal who they are and why they want to tear down WWE.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 WWE Angles Ripped Straight From The Movies and 10 WORST Matches From WWE’s Biggest Gimmick Bouts!

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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.