5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 6)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Doing Their Best With It

The Bloodline Usos Roman Reigns RK-Bro Randy Orton Riddle Drew McIntyre
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WWE can say what they like, but the Backlash six-man is fairly pointless stuff. Neither Roman Reigns' Undisputed Title nor either set of tag straps will be on the line, and that makes this glorified house show fare come to pay-per-view. On the plus side, everybody is working hard to make it watchable.

The show-closing brawl from SmackDown worked a treat.

If this guy was honest, he's not digging the comedy stuff with "RK-McBro", but that skirmish before the cameras faded was a reminder of what happens when top workers get intense. Seeing Drew McIntyre and Roman belt the living crap out of one another mid-ring is always a hoot.

This story won't move on until 'Mania Backlash is over with. Sunday's show will give a better indication of where WWE plans to take the tale - McIntyre will either be Reigns' next challenger come HIAC, or Nakamura will strike.

Meh, at least everyone is putting a shift in.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.