6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 25)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. That Tag-Team Main Event

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Right, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre challenging for the Undisputed Tag-Team Titles after Survivor Series is a must after Friday's main event. This was just a top notch tag match with bags of story context - it had a little bit of everything, and it'd be neat to see what the quartet can achieve without so much outside interference.

It'd probs be a match of the year candidate, actually.

Yes, it's a bit out there that the babyfaces now hold the numbers advantage heading into WarGames, but WWE can side-step that plot point with another. There's enough going on between Sami Zayn, Jey Uso and The Bloodline's in-fighting to keep things moving. Plus, the finish here was so well done that it's hard to hate it.

Fans were thrilled when Sheamus planted a Brogue Kick for the win, and they loved that Kevin Owens was also involved in giving the goodies some momentum. This might be lost in the mix too, but...Roman Reigns wasn't there and his crew fell to pieces. Coincidence? Hardly.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2022: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.