7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Jan 13)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Sami Zayn’s Reservations

Sami Zayn The Usos Solo Sikoa Bloodline
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Check out Sami's face in the pic above.

That tells the full story here. He looked on in horror as The Usos and Solo Sikoa attacked KO, forced the ref to call for a disqualification (meaning Zayn technically lost this match) and then continued pasting his old buddy. The show closed with Sami hesitantly raising one finger high in solidarity with his "family".

If this is building towards an eventual tag title challenge with Zayn/KO vs. The Usos, then sign this guy up. However, he still believes there's something in Sami vs. Roman Reigns too, so WWE shouldn't spurn that opportunity or look past Zayn as a sympathetic babyface hero.

The way The Bloodline kicked lumps out of Kev as Sami looked on nervously was special. His aforementioned tentative one-fingered salute to close SmackDown was also welcome, because it's something Roman can pick holes in next week.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out 10 Huge Questions Raised By Stephanie McMahon Quitting WWE and 8 Times Triple H Thought WWE Royal Rumble SUCKED!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.