5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Apr 10)

3. Shinsuke Nakamura Talking?

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Where the hell were Sami Zayn, Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak? WWE didn't even attempt any follow up on the Intercontinental Title situation at WrestleMania. To that point, it was a step backwards to have Shinsuke Nakamura cut his own promo challenging Braun Strowman.

It's not a strength of his and never will be. That's why Sami was put with Shin in the first place.

Nakamura tries his best whenever WWE ask him to speak, but it must be tough to act skits out in a language that doesn't come naturally. Little inflections of speech get lost when Shinsuke talks, and it was clear that Braun wasn't comfortable during the segment either. This was a tough watch.

It wouldn't have been hard to bring Zayn out to do his usual overbearing heel gimmick. If WWE are so much as thinking of breaking that group up, then they should think again - it wouldn't be a good move for anyone involved.

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