8 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night’s WWE SmackDown (15 Nov)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Wyatt Turning The 'Yes Movement' Against Daniel Bryan

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There's an unnerving quality to Bray Wyatt that ensures he'll recover from Rollins-gate 2K19. Towards the end of SmackDown, Wyatt stole Daniel Bryan's "Yes!" catchphrase and repeated it until fans in Philadelphia quieted and seemed almost ashamed of themselves for chanting along with the Universal Champ.

His "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" refrain was as passionate as Bryan's promo had been before, and it served up some hidden ingenuity. By using Dan's own prior positivity against him (and, at least for a short spell, convincing fans to cheer along with him), Bray turned "Yes!" into a negative cloud hanging over his challenger's head.

That's talent.

There's more to come from this feud too post-Survivor Series. Bray hinted as much when he said Bryan should repent for pulling the wool over Wyatt's eyes back in 2013-2014. Long-term storytelling is the best kind of storytelling.

What did you think of this week's SmackDown? For more WWE, check out 10 Most Anticipated CM Punk Matches We Want To See!

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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.