7 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (Sep 3)

5. A Guest Of A Guest

Happy Corbin Kevin Owens Logan Paul
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Much like opening promo trains, WWE's talk show skits can be a little long-winded. Miz TV, Moist TV and The KO Show rarely offer anything worthwhile, and they're not really a hotbed for shocks. That's why this one gets an unlikely 'Up' - Logan Paul was a nice heatseeking surprise.

WWE fans really don't like the guy.

Happy Corbin inviting LP onto a show he himself was guesting on? Perfectly obnoxious. Yes, it went on a few minutes too long, but everyone played their roles nicely. It's also great to report that the penny has dropped for WWE. They finally realise that Paul isn't gonna be some incoming celeb babyface fans get behind.

He's best-presented as an outsider who's stealing valuable TV time from hardworking WWE stars. Linking him to Corbin's over-the-top gimmick is another solid idea. Both are ridiculous human beings (one real, the other fantasy), and they've got decent chemistry.

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