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

1. No Real Weekly Championship Involvement

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Roman Reigns is absent again, Logan Paul likewise, and the Women's Title isn't really a factor at Survivor Series due to IYO SKY's involvement in WarGames. Then, you've got the Undisputed Tag belts - they were up for grabs on SmackDown, but they're presented as more of an ongoing concern for Raw due to Judgment Day.

Spotting any problems with all of this?

There's an alarming lack of title stakes on the blue brand at the moment, and that can't be allowed to go on forever. In a sense, WWE has lucked out a tad by having Survivor Series circle around when it did, 'cause having two absentee top male champions isn't exactly great for the show's overall importance.

Roman and LP flying in more often would really help things post-PLE. Worse, fans are faced with the prospect of Reigns sitting on the sidelines until some Royal Rumble build starts. Filling these two-hour episodes could start to get tricky then.

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