5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (27 Feb - Results & Review)

2. Singles “Blowoff” Fails To Satisfy

Uncle Howdy Solo Sikoa
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Rather predictably, the Solo Sikoa vs. Uncle Howdy singles match failed to deliver. There was a serious lack of intensity here from the moment the bell sounded. Nah, the match wasn’t brutal in terms of sheer work between both guys, but it wasn’t great either, and it really needed to be great after the dull, endless feud the MFT and Wyatt Sicks crews have been working for months now.

Howdy going after the lantern Solo stole from him was never a compelling story. Not even close.

Plus, Unc got the win here, but it seems this rivalry will drone on and on because the MFTs grabbed the lantern and ran off. How thrilling. In other words, this...isn't thrilling. It's anything but. Nobody has paused to explain the power that Sikoa's team gains from holding onto the lantern. Is it akin to The Undertaker's urn? Did they forget to pay the electricity bill at MFT Towers and thus have to rely on it to light the room?

Later, GM Nick Aldis said that he wants the MFTs to defend their tag titles more often. So, next week, there will be a number one contenders situation to thrash out their next challengers. If it's members of The Sicks, then count this fan out. These stables are sucking the life out of SmackDown, and they have been for too long. Yours truly has tried to look on the bright side, but it's interminable rubbish that Triple H seems content to keep pushing onto TV.

Someone stop the pain train, we want to get off.

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