7 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jan 23)
Downs...
2. Yephole
In the immortal words of Regina George: "AJ, stop trying to make 'Kami' happen. It's not going to happen."
The WWE Champion's terminology is awful, and last night brought his continued use of the cringey "Kami" portmanteau in the opening segment, during which he also referred to Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens as a couple of "yepholes." Yes, really...
The rest of AJ's promo was textbook babyface stuff, though his "you're not just facing anyone; you're facing someone who is phenomenal" line was a tad robotic. Still, the company are doing a tremendous job of making SmackDown's top champion sound like a geek at the moment. The man has cut some great promos since becoming the blue brand's ace, but the writers are feeding him pure trash, and it's diminishing his work.
Even if this is nitpicking, AJ Styles is the best wrestler in this company. If anyone's work needs to be held to a higher standard, it's his. The promos aren't delivering at all, though we're confident that whoever's putting these tedious scripts together will eventually turn it around.