5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 21)

Aleister Black starts his first SmackDown feud; Seth Rollins "blacks out"; WWE refuse to move on.

by Jamie Kennedy
Aleister Black
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'Back in Black'.

Aleister Black made his first in-person appearance in WWE since moving to SmackDown in last October's Draft. Was it worth the wait? Well, yes, but only if creative follow-up on this first strike by booking Black in memorable matches and feuds from here on out. This was a really good opening salvo though.

Elsewhere on the latest Smackers, Roman Reigns continued his quite stunning character work and Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro looks set to peak at Hell In A Cell. Nothing has been announced for that yet, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out where WWE are going with things; it's either that or an unexpected rematch between Cesaro and Reigns.

Take your pick.

This week's show also had a thumping main event to cap it, but there was some dirt to scrape off the undercard too. Friday night's writers refuse to move on from a feud that outlived its purpose back at WrestleMania, and it seems like a heel tag-team might be set to split too.

Here are all the 'Ups' and the 'Downs' from the latest effort...

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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.