6 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jun 26)
5. A Big Improvement
While Jeff Hardy vs. Eric Young was a fart of a bout, the ensuing six-man was significantly better.
A short 6:50 runtime meant they had no choice but to work a brisk pace. They did just that, with constant momentum swings recapturing the attention lost during the singles bout. Everybody was given the chance to at least do something between the ropes, and while the length meant nobody could truly stand out, it was at least, at the very least, an effective way to build momentum for the babyfaces.
Was showcasing the good guys the right decision, though? Sanity left a strong impression in last week's debut segment, yet they lost last night. Alexander Wolfe looked to have victory locked in following a German Suplex, but Jeff Hardy appeared, hit the Swanton Bomb, and that was that. Sanity have already been defeated.
That's not the way to build a new heel unit, even though Wolfe was pinned by one of the brand's most popular stars. That said, it wasn't enough to spoil the bout completely, and should prove to be no more than a mere bump in the road.