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<p>SmackDown’s long awaited 1000<sup>th</sup> episode took place this Tuesday. Let us find out if it was a worthy tribute to the show</p>
<h2><strong>R-Truth of all people starts the show</strong></h2>
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<p>No one in their wildest dreams would have predicted R-Truth as the one who would start the show. It was another awesome segment of Truth TV.</p>
<p>Truth hyping up the show as being on air for years was funny considering this was just the second episode. The McMahons of course had to make an entrance but it was a lot more bearable than usual as the bickering was kept to a minimum.</p>
<p>Vince McMahon has done some weird and cringe worthy things in the past. He used to take one of the most unceremonious Stone Cold Stunners. Another thing was added to that list as we got to see him dance today. It was a silly segment which is a great thing as these special shows usually start off with the McMahons gloating which no one really wants to see or hear.</p>
<p>This is the SmackDown way of things and it is nice to see it being preserved for this 1000<sup>th</sup> edition too.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan fail to be on the same page</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>The Usos def. Daniel Bryan &amp; AJ Styles:</strong> Despite this being the 1000<sup>th</sup> edition of SmackDown, the fact still remains that matches have to be built up for WWE Crown Jewel and this one was an attempt to show some dissension between the two men supposed to fight for the championship.</p>
<p>The Usos also got some airtime after a long time and the show of respect between Bryan and Jey before the match started was great to watch. Normally, a title bout between two faces isn’t a great prospect but if any two men can pull it off then it would be Bryan and Styles.</p>
<p>The backstage segment that followed was also nice with Teddy Long, Vickie Guerrero, and John Laurinaitis joining Paige. Can’t believe that we would come to miss Vickie and John.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Evolution reunite</strong></h2>
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<p>As advertised, Evolution reunited to huge cheers. We got a history lesson from the various members about everything this group has accomplished.</p>
<p>Orton stayed in character as a heel and crapped on the other three. It was great to see Ric Flair even though most of what he said came across as gibberish. This was also great as it sets up a possible feud between Batista and Triple H in the future.</p>
<p>Batista alluded to the fact that Triple H has accomplished a lot in the business but the one thing he has never done is beat Batista. Even though the two men hugged it out, this could ‘evolve’ into something big and exciting in the future.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Aiden English continues to torment Rusev</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>The Miz def. Rusev to qualify for the WWE World Cup: </strong>Rusev and Miz fought for a spot in the World Cup. This was quick and ended in a flash when Aiden English distracted Rusev who got rolled up by the Miz.</p>
<p>This was short but still entertaining. The post-match beatdown of Aiden English by both Lana and Rusev was a delight to watch. This sets up a feud between the two and while it wasn’t too interesting when all this started, it has started gaining steam. This will only work if WWE invest time in this.</p>
<p>For now it is headed in the right direction and this segment was a perfect use of the short time available on today’s packed show.</p>
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<h2><strong>Edge tries to reason with Becky Lynch</strong></h2>
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<p>We knew Edge was scheduled to appear but <strong>The Cutting Edge</strong> was a pleasant surprise. Edge tried to reason with Lynch to bring her to the good side but a villainous Lynch is still just as much lovable.</p>
<p>Becky Lynch saying she does not like who she has become only to backtrack and say she LOVES who she has become was classic heel work used to perfection. Even her jab at Edge’s neck injury was received more in awe than hatred by the fans. She is the perfect anti-hero and it is working.</p>
<p>The all out brawl between Charlotte and Lynch was a great way to move this feud forward. We can’t wait for these two to lock horns for the women’s title.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>The Bar reclaim the Tag Championships with some BIG help</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>The Bar def. The New Day: </strong>This was another surprise but one that left us clueless as we did not know how to react.</p>
<p>While everyone expected the New Day to retain like they have been doing for some time now, the Bar managed to beat them with help from the <strong>Big Show</strong> and become the Tag champions for the fifth time.</p>
<p>While it was fun to see The Big Show back in the ring again, no explanation was provided as to why Big Show would assist the New Day. He is a face and they are heels. Creating chaos just for the sake of creating chaos is not fun and WWE jumped the hoop with this one.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong>Thumbs Down <i class="fa fa-thumbs-down" style="font-size: 30px; color: red;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Rey Mysterio 619&#8217;s his way into the World Cup</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Rey Mysterio def. Shinsuke Nakamura to qualify for the WWE World Cup: </strong>This was in some way the most anticipated return of the night and it did not disappoint. Rey Mysterio is still so exciting and agile in the ring and he made Nakamura more relevant in one night than all of his days on the main roster so far.</p>
<p>We weren’t really excited about the World Cup but with the addition of Rey Mysterio, we are intrigued as to how this will turn out. This match was exciting and we would love to see more of Rey Mysterio as well as these two duking it out at some point in the future. It is a shame though that the US title has been a pseudo title for quite some time now.</p>
<p><strong>The Undertaker</strong> appeared for a short segment to call out DX again, which was okay. Surprisingly, the crowd booed Taker for mentioning WWE Crown Jewel.</p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>Normally WWE manages to gloriously screw up landmark events like the ones that happened on the RAW side of the show but this one was handled well.</p>
<p>Matches and feuds were built-up while legends got to play the nostalgia card. Barring the Big Show segment, this was a good show and a great way to pay tribute to the blue brand that has come to represent the land of opportunity in WWE.</p>
<p><strong>Overall Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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WWE SmackDown 1000 Results & Review: October 16, 2018

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