6 Ups And 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Aug 16)

1. Dolph Ziggler's Superkick On Dean Ambrose

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As weird as it was for WWE not to use Miz TV for the purpose of furthering Miz's feud against Apollo Crews, at least Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler got to shine. This was the promo of a lifetime from Ziggler, he looked like he really believed everything he was saying about being held down by the company in the past.

In one fell swoop, both men created a lot of interest in their upcoming WWE Title bout at SummerSlam. Particularly notable was Dolph's big Superkick that caught Ambrose flush on the chin. Borrowing from Randy Orton's playbook, Ziggler hit the move out of nowhere, following quite the angry rant.

Ambrose had come across as cool and confident, knowing he's the champ and Dolph has to beat him. In lashing out, Ziggler looked aware of this, like he was sick of Dean's arrogance. There was literally nothing about this segment that didn't rock, it was brilliant set up for SummerSlam.

What other positives and negatives did you spot on this week's SmackDown? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!

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