5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 8)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Hell In A Cell

Edge WWE SmackDown
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The fact that both Edge and Seth Rollins were drafted to Raw suggests that they've become enemies for life and will continue battling on Mondays. SmackDown ended with the pulsating tease of a Hell In A Cell encounter between both men, and this writer cannot wait.

This is how Cell matches should be set up. Screw annual pay-per-views.

Seth's meandering promo built anticipation for Edge's return (that arrival on the tron was so 'Attitude' era, and that's a compliment), then the beatdown part of the skit was predictably intense. A HIAC bout between these guys is the best way to blow this feud off too.

Maybe it'll happen at Crown Jewel, or maybe it won't. What if WWE would rather hold off and hype this as the main event on a must-see episode of Raw? That'd be a nice change of pace, so they should consider it. All in all, this "main event" segment was a winner.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out Ranking Every 2021 WWE Draft Pick So Far From Worst To Best and Ranking Every Night Two WWE 2021 Draft Pick From Worst To Best!

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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.