7 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (May 1)
1. What Decade Is This?
Big sweaty men, playing his audience like marionettes, Roman Reigns, "little people" comedy: these are a few of Vince McMahon's favourite things.
Unfortunately, the last entry on that list made an unwelcome return to SmackDown last night. Big Cass brought out a mini Daniel Bryan halfway through the show, and while the seven-footer's promo work was every bit as solid as the previous week, the source material was dreadful.
Injuries suffered at the Greatest Royal Rumble (when Roderick Strong's chops cost him several layers of skin) prevented Bryan from appearing last night. Cass' answer to this was said little person, who was used as a vehicle for a bunch of short jokes that probably had Vince creasing backstage, but came off childish on the show. Then, of course, Cass beat the tar out of mini-Bryan, forcing a band of referees to make the save.
WWE's use of little wrestlers rarely comes off well, particularly in 2018. Segments like this should've been left in the '90s. It did work for the live crowd, but Montreal would've lapped up anything last night. A lesser crowd wouldn't have been so accommodating of this bulls***.