7 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Sept 25)

4. That Family History

Nobody does a hype vid like WWE. Nobody.

Critics can say what they want about 50/50 booking, cartoon-ish characters and shows that drag on far too long, but not one soul on this planet can criticise that video department for the work they do weekly. On SmackDown, they hit another home run with that Anoa'i family history retread.

Comments from Rikishi, Sika and Jimmy Uso about Jey's chances against Roman Reigns on Sunday were more than welcome. This was a great complementary piece to the work Jey and Roman are doing on the mic and will do inside the ring. Good God almighty, this was solid stuff.

It was particularly interesting that Rikishi said it was time his son became the 'Tribal Chief'. That's exactly the kind of thing that, in storyline, would rile up Reigns. Give whomever put this vid together a pay rise immediately, please.

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