5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Feb 10)

Downs...

5. Thanks For Coming!

Sheamus Drew McIntyre Hit Row
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Hit Row's comeback should be considered one of the first truly useless decisions of the Triple H era. Their return piqued some interest because Vince McMahon had discarded them so quickly, but the trio has struggles as babyfaces and tanked as heels.

In retrospect, McMahon was right.

Drew McIntyre and Sheamus ploughing through Top Dolla and Ashante Adonis in a three-minute squash should wipe their prospects completely. Even Michael Cole is taking the p*ss out of the team on commentary, and that shows just how unimportant they are to today's WWE product.

Hit Row aren't even a decent enhancement team at the moment. They're arguably the worst tandem in the company, and it's hard to see where creative turns with them next. A Top Dolla singles run seems likely, but...will that cure all ills? Probably not.

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