6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 4)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Making A Monster

Roman Reigns Jey Uso Kevin Owens
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Someone hit up a thesaurus, because this writer might need some more superlatives to help describe the job WWE are doing with Roman Reigns. In fact, add both Jey Uso and Kevin Owens into that, because they too are on top form.

Following the main event tag (that turned into a two-on-one handicap situation), Roman and Jey bashed a helpless KO with steel chairs. Then, to remind Uso who calls the shots around here, Reigns blasted his cousin from behind and started laying into him too. Without missing a beat, Roman then told Kevin not to target his family.

The genius of this is that Reigns believes only he can beat up Jey - not out of rivalry, but to steer him on the right path. This one plot point vindicates what KO has been harping on about, and it makes Roman look like a heartless beast who believes his own hype.

According to Roman, coming for the Universal Title is akin to coming for his spot, and he can't have that. Brilliant stuff.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out 7 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 27) and 10 WWE Matches The Undertaker Wants You To Forget!

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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.