7 Ups & 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Nov 20)

6. Before It Got Stupid

The Bar The New Day Thanksgiving
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This week's Thanksgiving-themed bout only got really stupid after the fact. Before that, the action was actually relatively effective. The Bar, Big Show, and New Day worked a short, solid bout with only a handful of holiday spots, so while this part of the show wasn't exactly must-see television, it could've been a lot worse.

A couple of table bumps brought the stipulation into play early on, with Big Show taking the first tumble from the apron and into a pile of food. Sheamus brought a turkey into play, missing Kofi Kingston, and eventually getting put through a table himself. Then, finally, Big E took the bird, punched the Irishman with it, and scored the decisive pinfall.

This was largely in-line with last month's Halloween match, and would've been fine as a total package had the nonsense ended with the final bell, but it didn't. WWE's younger fans probably got something out of this, and Vince McMahon was almost certainly popping himself daft backstage. Let's see what kind of daftness he concocts for Christmas...

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