6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (April 30)

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6. A ‘Mania Rematch Worth Watching

Cesaro Seth Rollins
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The Women's Tag Title rematch wasn't worth it, but this will be.

Seth Rollins challenged Cesaro to a 'Mania repeat on this week's show. Later, in between hyping the Reigns vs. Bryan main event, WWE's 'Swing King' accepted. Sure, it's another rematch, but these guys brought the house down in Tampa in early-April.

There's no reason to expect anything less again. Plus, as evidenced by the closing moments of Friday's show, Rollins is being used properly. He'll prepare Cesaro for that much-wanted Universal Title tilt, and you just know Seth will do everything in his power to make his real-life mate look like the man.

WWE did the right thing by formatting things the way they did here. They set up an enticing match for the next episode, then set about the task of making one half of that look like he's going places. No complaints - this was solid TV.

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