9 Ups & 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (18 Oct)
2. Monster Among Men Weighing 205lbs & Under
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Your writer's keyboard was all ready to get these hands upon seeing Drew Gulak selected as the Braun Strowman victim du jour just a week and change removed from a dynamic Cruiserweight Championship loss to Lio Rush on NXT. Not least when his gear and Powerpoint presentation suggested that the former titleholder was in throwback mode.
Unfortunately, he - and to a lesser extent, the match itself - was simply too charming to detest.
Strowman did what Strowman does and everybody seemed to enjoy another flattening whilst commentators talked up how the same thing might happen to Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia. That match won't have half as much goodwill as this one, ironically enough.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
