5 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Feb 6)

2. Nothing Makes Any Sense

Daniel Bryan debuted his kayfabe SmackDown Top 10 list this week, and while such things aren't meant to be analysed in any great detail, the first set of rankings were totally baffling.

This thing was supposedly determined by votes from SmackDown Superstars. If so, each and every one of them has lost their damn mind. Tye Dillinger, who hasn't won a televised match since October 2017, is there (because somebody still finds these '10' gags funny, apparently), as is Randy Orton, who's barely been around lately. There's no sign of the brand's most popular wrestler (Rusev), Naomi is as high as number four, and the outstanding Usos were left languishing in eighth.

The list is ultimately meaningless, but all we ask is that professional wrestling makes sense. Constructed without even the faintest whiff of logic, things like this break immersion, however flippant they may be. Let's just hope that future incarnations are put together with a purpose greater than filling two-and-a-half minutes of listless airtime.

At least it provoked some fun reactions on social media.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.