7 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (Dec 11)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. A Little TLC Preview

Kevin Owens Jey Uso
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You'll also enjoy watching Owens slam Jey Uso through a table.

Again, standard stuff pre-TLC, but it's usually one of the participants in a main match going through the wood or being belted around with chairs and ladders. WWE resisted the urge to have Roman Reigns dominate KO here, and instead had Kevin attack Uso.

Then, Roman got his licks in backstage. He rivalled Kevin for line of the night too by turning to the camera, addressing Owens' family at home and saying, “If you don’t talk some sense into your husband - if you don’t talk some sense into daddy, I’m gonna’ be the guy who’ll take food off your table”. That was another strong promo line.

This feud is killing it with the story beats, and it shows no sign of stopping before next weekend's pay-per-view. Reigns can simply do no wrong right now. Everything he's involved in is clicking, and WWE has barely scratched the surface yet.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out Ranking Every Major Cinematic Wrestling Match Of 2020 From Worst To Best and 10 Wrestlers WWE Gave Up On In 2020!

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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.