7 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (Aug 19)

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1. Brought Back Too Early?

Drew McIntyre Karrion Kross
WWE

First, that pesky 'Down'.

In retrospect, it might've been better to hold off on Karrion Kross' return until after Clash At The Castle. Beyond cutting pre-taped promos and leaving an hourglass in Drew McIntyre's locker room, the comeback king isn't really doing anything of note.

Worse, WWE's own writing exposed a fatal flaw in Karrion's plan. He and Scarlett were in the building, because they left that hourglass for Drew to find, but...they didn't attack him? There was nothing stopping Kross from doing so, and the same went for reigning Universal Champ (and WWE top boy) Roman Reigns.

Reigns was there alone without The Usos, so Friday would've been the ideal time for Karrion to make his mark and take the champion out. He didn't though. No, Kross hid behind a pre-tape then left his calling card for McIntyre like some sort of sh*tty supervillain.

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