7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (March 12)

5. Seth Rollins Gets Vicious Again

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Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro has been a little comedic over the past few weeks; Seth went all wacky for that big swing spot, then Murphy returned to face Cesaro as Rollins hammed it up on guest commentary. Thankfully, things got much more serious on Friday's episode.

Rollins ambushed Cesaro during a short rematch with Murph and then threatened to break his neck by stomping on a steel chair that was wrapped round it. As he taunted, Seth shouted things like, "You'll never be on my level", and that plot point added so much to their blossoming rivalry.

Murphy turning heel again needs to beat it though.

Eventual matches between Seth and Cesaro will be awesome, and it's gonna' be interesting to find out what the deal was with Rollins staring down Shinsuke Nakamura afterwards. They'll all be fine so long as WWE don't turn this into Seth and Murphy vs. Cesaro and Shin.

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