8 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (Dec 16)

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1. A Botchy, Unsatisfying Mess

Hit Row WWE
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Let's get that pesky negative out of the way first.

Hit Row vs. Legado del Fantasma vs. The Viking Raiders just didn't click. Thankfully, Top Dolla is alright after that nasty dive (he landed on his f*cking head!), but...his team with Ashante Adonis has hardly been a winner on Fridays since returning, has it? They're not very good, basically.

Triple H might have to seriously think about demoting the squad to NXT for a while, or trying on a heel run to see if that solves their problems. One thing's certain: Dolla, Adonis and B-FAB's babyface thing isn't working, and literally nobody believes they've got a hope in hell against The Usos for Jimmy and Jey's titles.

That means the coming title bout will fall flat. If The Usos can haul Hit Row to a banger, then they deserve to have gold statues erected outside WWE HQ immediately. That sounds like mission impossible right now though, because this is one Hunter-inspired return that hasn't worked out.

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