WWE SmackDown, February 7, 2014: 5 Talking Points

WWE served a great episode of SmackDown to their fans, as the show intensely focused on the build up of all big Elimination Chamber matches. 5 of the 6 Elimination Chamber match participants were in action, members of The Shield and Wyatt Family registered wins and delivered outstanding promos, and Kane made his intentions clear to Daniel Bryan.

The show ended with the following talking points:

Ryback performing good after ages

5 of the 6 Elimination Chamber participants were in action on SmackDown, with 4 of them facing each other, except for Sheamus who wrestled with the under fire Ryback.

Towards the end of 2012, fans were expecting Ryback to be the WWE Champion in 2013, but what they saw was a declining career. Of late, Ryback was seen more in tag team action alongwith Curtis Axel, but none of their matches were worthy of an applause.

As an improvement over past several months, Ryback performed exceptionally well against a strong opponent like Sheamus, never looking an easy target for the “Celtic Warrior” throughout the match.

As expected, he did lose the match but the way he countered most of Sheamus’ big moves and brought the fight to him, made him look strong even in a defeat. An improved booking after months hints towards the end of Ryback’s dark days, and WWE would also need him after guys like Batista, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker leave the company once the WrestleMania season is over.