6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (24 May - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Logan Paul Gets Caught Lying

Logan Paul Cody Rhodes
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Cody has some business to take care of vs. Logan Paul first.

The champ called LP's bluff by getting an official to check he didn't bring a back up set of brass knuckles to the ring with him. Previously, Paul had made a big song and dance about handing his knuckles to Michael Cole (of all people) at the weekend's press conference. Cody sniffed out his deceit.

That was welcome, 'cause Rhodes sort of looked like a t*t by blindly walking into AJ Styles' Bullet Club trap pre-Backlash. It also turned out that Logan did have another set of dusters on him, a reveal Cody then used as a symbolic stick to beat him with by saying the "YouTuber cosplaying wrestler" would never be on his level acting this way.

SmackDown saw simple heel work from Paul, and to-the-point promo'ing from Rhodes. Nothing was too fancy, but it didn't need to be. The segment scores an 'Up' for smart simplicity and execution. Paul isn't fantastic on the mic in front of crowds yet, but he played his shady dirtbag role well enough.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out WWE King & Queen Of The Ring 2024: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE King & Queen Of The Ring 2024: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.