6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (18 Oct - Results & Review)

1. Battle Lines Are Drawn

Any lingering doubts about who was on which side were put to bed on SmackDown. Roman Reigns acknowledged Solo Sikoa as family, but wouldn't acknowledge him as 'Tribal Chief'. There was an intense moment when Solo said to do so "or else". Roman: "Or else what?!". The 'OTC' found out.

Solo's Bloodline dragged a beaten and bruised Jimmy Uso out in front of Reigns to show him the consequences of his actions. This was largely more of the same from last week, sure, but now battle lines have gone from being pencilled in to being painted in 10 foot tall letters.

There's also a sweet underlying sub-story that Roman can't get out of his own way and repels everyone eventually by being an arrogant, elitist twat. For example, he shook Jimmy's hand then rubbed it on his shirt like Uso was dirty. That spotlights that there are splashes of truth to what Solo is saying about Roman never changing despite getting cheered now.

It never fails to amaze just how much mileage WWE has squeezed out of this story.

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