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WRESTLING RECAP: Breaking down WWE SmackDown from 12/31/15




Last updated: January 1, 2016

Originally published: January 1, 2016


(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - The Royal Rumble (RR) Pay Per View (PPV) is about 3 weeks away, and still the WWE writers are slow on getting people excited about it.  This SmackDown was kind of slow paced and boring and did very little to push the upcoming PPV.


Some things I still need to happen in the WWE Universe:

  1. Bring back the Cruiser Weight Division
  2. Make all the matches mean something to some sort of belt or rivalry.  
  3. Show more of the roster.  You guys recycle the same talent too much.
  4. You may wish to consider bringing the Diva's division full circle and have them with Tag Title belts, lightweight belts, etc. 
  5. The Tag Team Division is starting to look better than the singles division.  Get more people graduated from NXT and get that division showcased more. 

Here are the highlights of the show:

Air Date: Thursday, December 31, 2015
Location: Washington D.C.
Commentators:  Booker T, Rich Brennan and Jerry "The King" Lawler




New rating scale:  1- Forgettable match; 2 - Normal/average; 3 - Normal/average match with good moments; 4 - Good Match; 5 - Potential classic

 

A quick video recap of the matches and who won:






The cheat notes (For a full recap, watch the proceeding video after the cheat notes):

  • Kalisto puts his finishing move on Kofi Kingston to give himself and The Dudley Boyz a 6 man tag pin victory over The New Day.  Match Rating (MR): 3




  • Tyler Breeze uses the ropes to seal a pin victory over Goldust.  He and Summer Rae then informs the WWE Universe that they are breaking up for 2016. MR: 2






  • Bruan Strowman and Luke Harper gets a victory over The Usos after Braun put one of the Usos asleep. MR: 2






  • Alicia Fox and Brie Bella scores a pin victory against Tamina and Naomi. MR: 2






  • Dolph Ziggler gets a pin victory over an overconfident Bo Dallas. MR: 2






  • Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose scores a disqualification victory over Kevin Owens and Sheamus. MR: 3






My recap and thoughts on tonight's show including cutaway scenes in between matches:

 

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