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

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Steel Cage Stip

Cody Rhodes Solo Sikoa Jacob Fatu Bloodline Street Profits DIY Nick Aldis
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Sikoa will get his WWE Title rematch on next week's TV, but Nick Aldis had a surprise waiting for him. He'll be locked inside a steel cage with Cody. Obviously, this is being done to keep The Bloodline at arm's length and make sure the match is fair and square. Then, Solo will have no excuses when he loses again.

Some fans on X and Reddit already think Roman will pop back up to ruin Solo's chances, but that seems a bit unnecessary. Rhodes can handle business on his own, and there's always DIY and The Street Profits (or Kevin Owens and Randy Orton) to give him backup if Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa do poke their noses in.

WWE isn't short on options for ringside distractions, put it that way.

Wrestling fans have two excellent cage matches to look forward to over the next seven days. Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland should be ultra-violent at AEW's All Out pay-per-view, then Cody and Solo will do their thing on SmackDown.

Yes please to all of it. Cages rule.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 Things You Learn Re-Watching AEW Dynamite’s First Episode and 10 New Main Event Megastars WWE Are Secretly Building!

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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.