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

1. Just A Win All-Round

Where to start with this glorious match/segment?!

WWE gave the Fatal-5-Way plenty of time, which makes the Intercontinental Title look important. They also covered Sami Zayn's arse by booking a kayfabe injury spot following some believable near falls. Zayn looked like a million bucks out there, especially when he returned from injury to try, try, try again.

Sheamus is the right man to challenge Gunther just now though. What a fight they're going to have in Wales, man. On that, the Irishman's lacerated and bruised thigh (which WWE made sure to shoot) helps tell the tale of necessary physicality in the IC division these days.

Everybody involved got some shine here, including Madcap Moss. He's somebody this writer worried might fall by the wayside post-Vince, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. Moss contributed to the kind of multi-man that's hard to do well, put it that way.

Montreal's crowd got loud and everyone worked hard. This was a huge success.

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