9 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (13 March)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. How Hard The Roster Worked

Alexa Bliss Sasha Banks
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WWE can be proud of how hard the roster in attendance for this week's SmackDown worked to make the show hitch-free. Nobody looked uncomfortable with the lack of crowd noise, and nobody was especially awkward when it would've been easy to be.

Sasha Banks and Bayley deserve a special shout out for immediately breaking the ice with their heel-ish antics and behaviour towards Michael Cole and Triple H. They never once seemed unsure of what to do or how to act without fans, and Bayley even made light of the fact nobody was there by posing and sarcastically waving anyway.

That was funny.

This wasn't a perfect edition of SmackDown, and the environment isn't ideal by any means, but WWE proved they can still put on an entertaining show without organic atmosphere. Management should thank everyone involved in the broadcast for how natural they made things look.

What other takeaways did you have from this week's WWE SmackDown? For more, check out Ranking The Last 10 WWE Intercontinental Champions From Worst To Best and WWE Vs. AEW: Which Promotion Does It Better?

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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.