6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (June 16)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Usos Are Out!

The Usos Roman Reigns Bloodline
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Creative teased that Jey Uso would fall in line behind Roman Reigns all over again, but he and Jimmy blasted their now-former 'Tribal Chief' with superkicks and officially left The Bloodline as SmackDown went off-air. That's a pretty colossal story beat to add some weight of history to this week's show.

It was awesome.

WWE deserves all the credit in the world for handling this narrative arc like they have. The fact it still has so much juice to it after this length of time is nothing short of astonishing. Pro wrestling stories aren't supposed to click for this long in the modern era. It should be borderline impossible, but it isn't.

The whole closing segment was a winner from beginning to end. Roman and Paul Heyman thought they'd convinced Jey to ditch Jimmy, then The Usos went babyface by caving their cousin's skull in. Fantastic television, and wrestling's most well-written rollercoaster ride rolls on.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 WWE Stars Who DESPERATELY Need Something New and 10 Exact Moments Wrestlers Told WWE Creative “Enough Is Enough”!

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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.