7 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (March 26)

Ups...

7. A Really Fun Rematch

Seth Rollins Shinsuke Nakamura
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Onto the positives - there are lots of them.

Seth Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura have great chemistry together. They proved that at Fastlane last weekend, and they did so again on this week's SmackDown. Everything, from Rollins' heel desperation to Nakamura's flashy babyface spots (that sliding German is sweet) worked perfectly.

It'd be great to see this feud come back around for a title someday. This is the Nakamura WWE needed as a babyface first time around, but there's still time to make it happen. Also, Seth is coming back into his own as a workhorse after a year or two of emphasising character over in-ring skills.

Beating Shin twice has been the ideal way to prepare Rollins for Cesaro at 'Mania. Better yet, it hasn't hurt Nakamura one bit. He's nicely placed for another midcard feud himself, or to refocus, move over to Raw and go for a singles title.

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