Best and Worst of Smackdown - 6th December 2016
After an action packed TLC pay-per-view, we were all geared up to watch a brand new phase of Smackdown! Yes, a new phase with fresh feuds and matches. We must admit that this show did not disappoint, unlike the weeks prior.
With good pacing, great storytelling and power packed action, the two hours flew by like a (Tyler) breeze. Of course, because this is a best and worst countdown we shall nitpick and tell you about the components of the show that did not agree with us. But rest assured we shall also give credit where it’s due.
Presenting our best and worst countdown for this week!
#1 Worst: One botch after another
The good news first. The Wyatt family have a new vignette, featuring Randy Orton, and it looks like it can scare the living daylights out of anyone.
But when this supernatural family was about to make their entrance, some dark force of nature (or more likely, some inept television producer) botched their entrance. The vignette was played during the in-ring announcement, followed by an awkward pause, and then the music hit. We’re certain every viewer was cringing as much as we were.
This was followed up by a slip of tongue during the Kalisto vs Baron Corbin rematch by the usually reliable Mauro Ranallo.
He mentioned a ‘tables match’ from TLC between the two, when it had been a chairs match! And that was not all. During the Chad Gable vs Tyler Breeze match, Fandango would attempt to interfere on the outside, but get tangled in wires in a comical sequence of events.