4 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Aug 9)

New Era or not, Bray Wyatt continues to make empty threats...

by Jamie Kennedy
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Whilst the WWE Women's Title continues to be featured in a lofty position on Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live lacks a championship for females to fight over. In theory, that shouldn't make the division any less competitive, but the creative team shot themselves in the foot with their own booking last week.

Neither of the two women's matches actually got underway, pre-match shenanigans preventing them from happening. This week's event featured a nod to this, but fans did get to see some wrestling. Better yet, the women who benefitted from the ordeal managed to shine.

Also this week, SmackDown Live was all about furthering the rivalry between Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose (over the WWE World Title) heading into SummerSlam, but Bray Wyatt poked his nose in once again. Sadly, this didn't lead to anything satisfying for the so-called 'Eater Of Worlds'.

Let's analyse SmackDown and take a look at the main 'ups' and chief 'downs' from the show...

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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.