7 Ups & 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jan 22)

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7. Get Wrecked

Sheamus Cesaro The Bar Shane McMahon
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Viewers aren't supposed to enjoy the sight of two babyfaces getting beaten up by a couple of bastard heels, but The Bar's post-match beatdown of Shane McMahon and The Miz was very well done.

Cesaro had just defeated Miz via Neutralizer. Shane tried to attack in the aftermath and soon got the upper-hand on The Bar, going so far as setting up one of his announce table elbow drops. Sheamus foiled this plan, throwing McMahon down from the 'buckle, before him and Cesaro stomped 'The A-Lister' down. A moment of heroism saw Miz lay on top of Shane like a human shield, but they both ended up going through the table regardless.

The story heading into Sunday's SmackDown Tag Team Title match is that Shane and Miz won't be at 100%. WWE are stacking the odds against them, and Miz definitely didn't come off like a man on the verge of turning on his partner last night. Regardless, they did a good job piecing this angle together.

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