6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 15 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Why, AJ, Why?!

Randy Orton AJ Styles LA Knight
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Nah, this fan has zero clue why AJ Styles attacked LA Knight after helping fend off The Bloodline either, but he is intrigued. WWE will surely answer that question soon enough anyway. Let's hope it's a worthy explanation from Styles that pushes his compelling new direction forwards.

Fingers and toes crossed, everyone.

AJ looked positively jacked here, and he'll be motivated to put himself in the frame for a decent spot come WrestleMania. Bonus points go to Randy Orton for refusing to get involved and just shrugging his shoulders at AJ's surprise ambush on Knight - why would Orton go to bat for LA when he's made a point of saying he barely even knows the guy?

There's always a chance this was a hasty cliffhanger conclusion for the sake of it. Hopefully not. If creative gives AJ some justification for his actions, then has Knight get fired up in response, then WWE could strike it lucky and successfully push Styles towards another heel run deep into his iconic career.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out Every Wrestler WWE Released In 2023 and 10 WWE Stars Triple H Will NEVER Use Properly!

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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.