5 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 10)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Paul Heyman Brings Out The Beast

Paul Heyman Brock Lesnar Sami Zayn
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Heyman's allegiance towards Lesnar will unquestionably be part of the build towards Day 1's Universal Title main event. That loyalty and friendship has been a bee in Roman's bonnet for the longest time now anyway, so this interaction between former "Advocate" and client made all the sense in the world.

Brock was all fun and games, even offering to take Sami Zayn up to Canada for some hunting trips (imagine those vignettes?!), until Paul E called Lesnar out on his bullsh*t and wonder aloud where the 'Beast' he knows better than most had disappeared to.

Suddenly, Brock flipped a switch and turned into a rampaging monster.

Later, Lesnar told Kayla Braxton to find Heyman when the backstage interviewer asked for an explanation. This is all part of a grand plan to f*ck with Roman's head, and it's being done so, so well. Next week, Reigns will be there to fire back.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 Most Boring Wrestlers Of 2021 and 5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 3)!

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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.