WRESTLING RECAP: Breaking down WWE SmackDown from 01/28/16

Last updated: January 29, 2016

Originally published: January 29, 2016

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - The Royal Rumble (RR) Pay Per View (PPV) is 4 days in the book and now onto the Fastlane PPV.  This was a decent SmackDown, but really did nothing to get anyone excited about 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, January 28, 2016
Location: Tampa, FL
Commentators:  Byron Saxton, Mauro Ranallo 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):

• The Usos, Titus O'Neal and Dolph Ziggler gets a pin victory over The New Day and The Miz. Match Rating (MR): 3

• Kalisto retains his U.S. Title over Neville. MR: 3

• A. J. Styles lands his finisher on Curtis Axel. MR: 3

• Charlotte forces Natalya to tap. MR: 2

• Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns gets a disqualification victory over The Wyatt Family. MR: 3

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