6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (11 Oct - Results & Review)

3. Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline Bounces Back

Jimmy Uso Solo Sikoa
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Nobody should get chippy about Jimmy Uso doing the job in SmackDown's headliner. He's a cog in the machine, and it's hardly a must that he goes on some grand winning run post-comeback. Besides, Solo Sikoa needed the victory more so his side of The Bloodline biz could bounce back after recent events.

Some fans might've thought the main event was a little too slow. This one couldn't agree with that. If anything, it was enjoyable that both brothers took their time and built the idea that Solo's Bloodline is a constant threat around ringside. They spring into action for Solo much like Jimmy and Jey did for Roman before.

That's solid continuity.

In the end, Sikoa was bolstered by the win over Jimmy and Uso's pleading to Reigns that they seek help started to ring true. The storytelling aspect is more important to these Bloodline matches than endless strings of rapid moves. Your writer would rather see slow-burn story than umpteen dive spots, put it that way.

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