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<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>WWE SmackDown Results and Highlights</strong></h2>



<p>This week&#8217;s SmackDown opened with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville being wished best of luck by Otis and Dolph Ziggler, before their matchup. Ziggler requested Deville to not hurt Rose&#8217;s face.</p>



<ul><li><strong>Sonya Deville def. Mandy Rose:</strong> After the ruthless attack last week, Rose had an injured leg in the matchup. An intense battle ensued which saw Deville pick up the victory with a rollup.</li></ul>



<ul><li><strong>The Forgotten Sons and Miz &amp; Morrison def. The New Day and Lucha House Party:</strong> The entire tag-team division was on show as the heels picked up the victory after Miz hit the Skull Crushing finale on Lince Dorado.</li></ul>



<p>Renee Young interviewed the returning <strong>Jeff Hardy</strong>, who said he is willing to turn a fresh page in his career. Sheamus interrupted and said Hardy isn&#8217;t relevant anymore and rushed to attack him. Hardy, however, was prepared and hit the Swanton Bomb and Twist of Fate to stand tall.</p>



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<p><strong>Braun Strowman</strong> and <strong>Bray Wyatt</strong> came face-to-face before their match on Sunday, and Wyatt begged his former friend to come back home. Strowman refused and mimicked Wyatt, which led to Wyatt apologizing.</p>



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<p>Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak approached Otis, possibly for the third spot in their team for the main-event six-man tag matchup.</p>



<ul><li><strong>Tamina and Lacey Evans def. Sasha Banks and Bayley:</strong> Bayley took the pin in this match, which saw further tensions arise in Bayley-Banks friendship. Tamina hit a superkick followed by Samoan Drop for the win.</li></ul>



<ul><li><strong>King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro def Daniel Bryan, Otis and Drew Gulak:</strong>  The heels picked up a victory after Corbin hit the finishing maneuver on Gulak. The members of the MITB match brawled, as Corbin recovered the briefcase to end the show.</li></ul>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>WWE SmackDown Takeaways</strong></h2>



<h3 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>1. Devilish Reality </strong></h3>



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<p>Sonya Deville defeated Mandy Rose, clean, in a singles matchup. Deville&#8217;s stocks have been stonking ever since she was revealed as the mastermind behind Valentine&#8217;s Day disaster. WWE put her over Mandy Rose in this match, and it is quite a major sight. Both the ladies have come a long way from being Paige&#8217;s lackeys during their debut in 2017, and now they are in one of the best feuds, not just on SmackDown but possibly the whole main roster.</p>



<p>It will be interesting to see if WWE goes 50/50 with this, as Rose doesn&#8217;t need the win right now. Deville winning once again in a possible street fight will be the perfect way to establish her as the top heel in the division.</p>



<h3 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>2. Solo Journey?</strong></h3>



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<p>Otis is being pushed tremendously well in the singles division, which puts a major question mark on his tag-team association with Tucker. Both the individuals had pretty good matches in the tag-team division and were on their way to become the champions very soon. However, it seems like WWE has put those plans on hold for now.</p>



<p>Enzo and Cass had a similar run, in which the company&#8217;s preference to see them as singles stars led to their eventual destruction. WWE shouldn&#8217;t completely stray away from the Otis-Tucker partnership, rather bring Tucker in for his matches.</p>


WWE SmackDown Results and Takeaways, May 8: Otis and Deville Gets Singles Push, The Monster Ignores His Master

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