5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (April 8)

1. A Huge Step Down

Sorry, but Shinsuke Nakamura also fits that description.

The babyface is a colossal step down from Brock Lesnar for Roman Reigns. Put it this way: Naka was a comedy 'King', then started working tags with Rick Boogs recently. Suddenly, because of Boogs' injury at 'Mania, WWE are happy to pretend that Shinsuke's on Roman's level?

That's not going to cut it. Reigns has been unstoppable as Universal Champion, and now he has the WWE Title in his mitts too. How on earth is someone who hasn't been relevant as a main event act for years going to be a credible threat heading into WrestleMania Backlash?

Again, another side note positive; Reigns demanding that The Usos head to Raw, target RK-Bro, win the Raw Tag-Team Titles and then unify the belts is a cracking idea. Being honest, WWE's tag ranks across both shows have rarely merited two sets of titles anyway.

The Nakamura stuff though? Nah. That'll take some work.