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

4. Made Man Or Severely Beaten?

The Bloodline can do no wrong.

Backstage segments involving The Usos, Roman Reigns and more did a great job of teasing that Sami Zayn was about to take a severe beating and be ejected from the faction. Jimmy's concern for a friend he's liked all along was particularly welcome, but even Jey seemed worried about what Roman had in mind.

Everything changed when Reigns and Paul Heyman pitched a tag-team match to Adam Pearce, but it was a nifty tease for most of the night all the same. Having Sami get all dressed up and feeling good before tearing him back down would've been a supreme dick move from Roman, albeit not an inconceivable one.

Instead, Reigns was true with his intentions. He wanted to hug Zayn and thank him for his loyalty at Survivor Series: War Games, and he planned to show appreciation to the rest of his family too. In other words, The Usos' fretting was misplaced.

Bloody excellent though.