5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (April 14)

3. “The Two Of You”

Paul Heyman Jey Uso
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Paul Heyman directed those words right at The Usos.

There was a rather deliberate inflection on Heyman's voice when he delivered that message from his 'Tribal Chief' Roman Reigns towards Jimmy and Jey. Roman is losing patience with his cousins, and wants to see them destroy Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens once and for all.

You can probably chuck returning threat Matt Riddle into that conversation too. This is ass excellent storytelling, because it keeps Reigns in the chat without him having to appear on TV every single week. Paul E is the conduit for his wisdom, and that's perfectly fine.

Besides, Roman's/Heyman's words keep tension within The Bloodline simmering away nicely. If The Usos don't beat Sami and KO in two weeks (which they shouldn't), then there could be trouble ahead for the faction. That's what Paul successfully put across with one well-delivered line.

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