5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (July 30)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Anything Can Happen

Edge Seth Rollins
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Was that a format tweak?!

It certainly was. Seth Rollins ambushed Edge during the commercial break. That, being brutally honest, is very un-WWE booking, but it's welcome. Fans who watched Edge make his entrance before the ads expected to see him in-ring when the show returned. Instead, it was Rollins, and Michael Cole recapped the attack.

Remember that old cry of, "Anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation?" from Jim Ross. Well, this echoed that, and it made Seth's follow-up promo even more impactful. He came out looking unhinged and dangerous after smacking his enemy with a camera, and it didn't hurt that Seth was inspired on the mic too.

He's clearly loving the chance to feud with someone like the 'Rated-R Superstar', and that's cool. WWE's decision to switch up the presentation style here was refreshing. Long may it continue - they need to do stuff like this a bit more often.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out WWE 2K22 Wishlist: 10 Things Fans NEED To See and 10 WWE Character Traits That Humiliated Wrestlers!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.