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

3. Squash! Squash! Squash!

Gunther Joe Alonzo
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Speaking of making workers look physically imposing!

Gunther made his way to this week's SmackDown and blasted the skin off of enhancement worker Joe Alonzo with some super-stiff chops. To finish, the NXT man hit a powerbomb that looked meaty before standing tall with a renamed Marcel Barthel. He's now "Ludvig Kaiser", which is certainly a name.

This revamped Imperium is off to a hot enough start on Friday nights. Kaiser got some mic time, and Gunther got to do what he does best by showing off just how physical he can get between those ropes. Poor Joe Alonzo. Guy earned his money here.

Nobody should have any issues with Gunther squashing jobbers for a few weeks before moving on to bigger challenges. Matches against the likes of Drew McIntyre and Sheamus would be vicious, but the big guy could also work a nice dynamic with someone like Kofi Kingston.

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