5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Jan 1)

2. Should’ve Been Better?

Some folks aren't going to agree with this 'Down'.

That's fine, but yours truly was expecting a bit more when he saw that Otis and Daniel Bryan would be teaming up against Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. All four guys are good workers. Two of them (Bryan and Bryan) especially could also be considered world class, so it wasn't a stretch to think this would be sensational.

Instead, it was a passable TV match and little more. Now, nobody is suggesting that anyone phoned it in here, but it surely had the potential to be better than it was. In the end, this viewer came away with a feeling of disappointment - things never really got going to the level one expected.

In fairness, they got the finish right. The fact Daniel tapped out Naka is also interesting, because Shin has done something that Bryan hopes to do in a few weeks. Namely, win the Royal Rumble. Fingers crossed he's in with a shout.