7 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 14)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Leave Them Wanting More

Bray Wyatt 2022
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Man, Bray was emotional on Friday night.

He's either one heck of an actor or he was actually feeling it as he addressed a WWE crowd for the first time since returning at Extreme Rules. Whatever the case, Wyatt's show-closing promo worked out well and gave a glimpse into the fragility of his "this is the real me" character.

The masked man who popped up on the tron to fire out a warning shot raised some compelling questions too. Wyatt battling his inner demons could be fun provided it doesn't turn into a dreary retread of that SummerSlam 1994 clanger between The Undertaker and "The Underfaker", or even Kane vs. Kane.

Like with Liv Morgan's skit earlier, yours truly is willing to give WWE the benefit of the doubt here until the story develops. If nothing else, Bray's promo and the masked character's threats did furnish SmackDown with a cliffhanger-style finish.

People want to see what's going to happen next, and that's never a bad thing.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out 10 Wrestling Gimmicks More Disturbing Than You Think and 10 Wrestlers Who Beat The Hell Out Of Each Other Backstage!

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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.