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

Downs...

4. Already Dragging On

"Pick a fight with meeeeeee".

Remember that weekly suggestion? That was all WWE had in mind for Aleister Black a few years ago, and it dragged on and on and on and on and...you get the point. These 'Tales Of The Dark Father' vignettes have much more promise, but they're already starting to drag.

Creative must hurry things up and push past the same old stuff, because Black is starting to repeat himself just three skits in. There are rumours that he'll be moved to Raw shortly too, which doesn't sound good - Black was only traded to SmackDown in October's Draft and hasn't wrestled yet.

Another brand move would press the reset button on these segments too. WWE might feel like they need to start again with his 'Tales', and that should worry anybody who's eager to see Aleister kick fools in the head on telly again.

The longer this rolls on, the less enthusiastic WWE will be.