7 Ups & 0 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Sep 10)

Brock Lesnar is back; Edge gets injured; WWE puts on one of the best SmackDowns ever?

by Jamie Kennedy
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SmackDown has been pure WWE joy over the past few weeks.

People can point to Raw's third hour as an excuse for the so-called flagship all they want, but it's more than that. Unlike Mondays, Friday night's team have storylines with pacing, little nuances just begging to be explored on the side, stunning matches that could easily show up on pay-per-view without complaint - it's just been a super production all-round recently.

Add in a hot New York and it was always going to be special. The Madison Square Garden masses didn't disappoint here either. They were up for it, and WWE treated them to some memorable moments that'll pop up on 'Best Of' lists come the end of 2021. That, ladies and gents, might make this one of the greatest SmackDowns ever.

High praise indeed.

There were no 'Downs'. Nope, not even one. It was honestly hard to dislike anything that WWE put on. Even the filler, which would usually cause one to roll their eyes, worked out well. Those looking for negativity will have to go someplace else. There's none here...

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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.