5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 3 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Star Meets Star

Roman Reigns LA Knight Nick Aldis Paul Heyman
WWE.com

Boy, Roman Reigns and LA Knight are racking up these stunning face-to-face segments.

The pair's duelling promos have been so magical that LA will be totally fine even if he loses his golden opportunity to shut Roman's mouth at Crown Jewel. There was so much ace banter laced throughout both speeches here, including Roman saying Knight's only achievement is to "cosplay a redneck version of my cousin". ZING!

Ever the team player, Reigns then kept it quiet so LA's rebuttal was one of the skit's lingering messages. Knight is a banter machine himself, and it's heartening that fans are so onboard with pretty much everything he hits out with. That'll stand the babyface in good stead long-term.

This confrontation kicked SmackDown off with a bang. Things even threatened to get physical again before Nick Aldis and an army of referees kept champ and challenger apart. Sensational television here, and a reminder of how cutting Roman's character can be when he feels cornered.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out WWE Crown Jewel 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Crown Jewel 2023: 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.