5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 7)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Another Intercontinental Winner

Sheamus Gunther
WWE.com

F*ck me, can Sheamus and Gunther just wrestle every night? This wasn't a patch on their Clash At The Castle classic, but it was still a stellar display of hard-hitting pro rasslin'. It's genuinely a wonder that these two workhorses aren't just piles of dust mid-ring by this stage.

They hit harder than most.

Gunther belting Sheamus with his shillelagh worked too, and no-one will be gutted if that opens the door to a third match between these men. Book that right now, please. Hell, stick it on Saturday's pay-per-view card and give them 15 minutes. Or, just run this back on SmackDown next week.

Sure, the unexplained 'Brazilian tap' spot referenced in the 'Downs' is a sore point, but even that couldn't hope to ruin the special kind of magic these lads produce when the bell sounds. They just love working alongside one another - that's obvious.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out WWE Extreme Rules 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Extreme Rules 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.