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So today's episode of Smackdown is brought to you by the word wanker.

It's very much a European and Australian insult.

And given that a lot of Americans don't know what it means, well, it means masturbation. That's right, but I'm not playing around here. I just thought I would tell you as directly as possible. I mean, don't blame me. I am just a bald messenger. Also, hello, my friends, welcome to ups and downs for WW SmackDown, the only wrestling review show you need, because I watch wrestling, so you don't have to. And thank you very much for NordVPN for for this video. And they have a deal for you. You can click it right down there in description right now. Or go to Nordvpn.com forward slash what culture. But it's basically a super deal that it's not only going to give you more time on your subscription, but when you work it all out mathematically, you're essentially playing less than $3 a month. Listen, when you do use a VPN,

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So, Wankers, that was basically the theme of Cody Rhodes' opening promo, as he did promote Crown Jewel. I should also say, because you're going to see this, and it's on the finger of power hand. It's perfectly fine. I dislocated my thumb wrestling, but because I'm a tough guy, I snapped it back in and continued the match, and I'm wrestling this weekend.

Am I an idiot?

You're damn right.

But have you got to get to the top, you're going to break some thumbs. I actually think that's a quote from a movie. Before all that, Cody was very aware that Seth Rollins is being warped by all this pressure on him heading into the title versus title, but not title versus title match, and the fact that Seth hates the fact that Cody Rhodes calls himself QB1, when Rhodes made it very clear, this is a team effort, and he said Seth Rollins is important, John Cena is important, Roman Raines is important, Jay Usa is important, Rio Ripley is important, see and punk is important, he's a good old guy and he's a good-hearted, Benley face. It's all about being collective and if Seth Rawlings loses sight of that, well, he and Paul Heyman shall be walking down the wrong path. Well, yes, the fans started to chant Seth's a wanker. I think Cody just decided, you know what, I'm going to have some fun. He turned to Michael Cole and he said, would you like to repeat what the fans are saying? And he gave him the microphone and Mike was like, I can't do that. But do you know who stood on ceremony Mr. Wayne? It was Wade Barrett. Of course, he's from England and he went, I believe they're saying, Seth Rollins is a wanker. WWE needs to do more stuff like this because it felt real, because it was real. And even though once again we were talking about touching your special place and using

that as a weaponised insult to somebody else, it made you feel warm and fuzzy to tum-tum. That is the worst time I've ever used that phrase. Cody didn't finish all this off by saying let's say you're right, Seth Rollins and the world does revolve around you. Well, you still can't beat me Cody Rhodes. So what does that say about you? Now at first you'd be like, well, it didn't Seth Rollins interrupt here.

Well, it's because, and we did see this

on Smacker Down 2, during the pre-show, whatever you want to call it, when Seth was out there with the vision, he got so upset, he left these guys, and Bronson and Reade and Brombreaker Prespecial, like, what are you doing, Seth?

Paul Heyman looked at him like he was the cat

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