5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 3)

4. The Power Of Rock Compels You

So, Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs effectively cost The Viking Raiders a match with Los Lotharios. Instead of being upset, Erick and Ivar were calmed by Boogs playing their entrance theme on guitar. This is why nobody cares about the one-time War Machine anymore.

They come across as total goofs.

Someone backstage in WWE will call this "sports entertainment", but there still needs to be some protection for certain characters. The Vikings are meant to be destructive brutes who strike fear into the hearts of men everywhere. That's how WWE portrays them occasionally. Then, guff like this happens.

The Raiders should've been seething that Naka and Boogs even got involved at all. Nah, why do that when you can have them dance like Fandango. Big, scary dudes dancing is a proven winner, eh? It worked for Lord Tensai, after all...