5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (June 23)

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3. The Vaudevillains Experiment Looks To Be Over

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In just over 2 minutes and 30 seconds, The Vaudevillains were left laying by The New Day on SmackDown. Whilst it's fine to have other teams lose to the WWE Tag-Team Champions, it would've been nice to see Simon Gotch and Aiden English look a little more competitive. Their current positioning doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

Along with Enzo Amore and Big Cass, The Vaudevillains looked to be a shining light converging on the main roster from NXT. A lot has changed in just a few months, they're now the whipping boys of the tag division, which is a shame considering WWE still have units like The Social Outcasts and The Dudley Boyz at their disposal if they need a quick job.

It's genuinely hard to see where Gotch and English go from here, because their gimmick isn't one that can really thrive if they're losing all the time. WWE could try and turn them babyface, but things don't look too promising for their immediate futures. Hopefully, the draft will change that (lack of) luck.

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