7 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 19)

2. There’s Still Magic There

Roman Reigns Sami Zayn
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"Ongoing Bloodline turmoil".

That was the glue keeping SmackDown's main story threads stuck together this week, but that's nothing new for the blue brand. Y'know what else is nothing new? Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns sniping at one another on the mic. Regardless, there's still some old magic to this pairing.

Yes, Sami's brief main event push appears to be over (at least for now), but his banter with Roman was very, very powerful. Zayn said he regretted not twatting Reigns with a steel chair earlier than he did, and Roman said one of his biggest mistakes was tolerating Sami for so long.

The dismissive scorn on Roman's face when Zayn said his piece was phenomenal, and simply having both guys inside the same ring again felt big. Despite their brilliance, Reigns and Sami didn't earn SmackDown's biggest 'up'...

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