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<p><a href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/reviews/wwe-monday-night-raw-results-review-july-16-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RAW last night</a> was a disappointment. Can SmackDown make amends as it airs from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohegan_Sun_Arena_at_Casey_Plaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza</a> Wilkes-Barre, PA?</p>
<h2><strong>Is Jeff Hardy Broken Now?</strong></h2>
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<p>This week’s SmackDown opens with Jeff Hardy’s backstage segment. He is all pensive and tells us that even though he looks and sounds like Jeff Hardy, he isn’t. His heart is broken as Shinsuke Nakamura proved last week that Nakamura is a good for nothing jackass. He can only beat Hardy with the low blow and hence he has three main objectives today. Making Nakamura feel a lot of pain, causing Nakamura to fade away and become <strong>Obsolete</strong> and to win the United States Championship back.</p>
<p>Elsewhere Nakamura calls Hardy a crybaby He says the US title is his and that is a reason to smile. He is also going to give everyone a reason to smile by making a clown cry today referring to Hardy. He concludes with a “God bless America”.</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>Great segment. Nakamura finally feels like he is connecting and could feel like a legit champion. We wish he would stop using the low blow every single time.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Andrade “Cien” Almas Tries to Make a Statement Against AJ Styles</h2>
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<p>Almas goes for Styles with an arm drag which Styles avoids by going behind and Almas goes for another arm drag. Almas then connects with an elbow. He puts Styles in a side headlock. Styles escapes but gets a kick in his gut. Almas then goes for the side headlock which Styles avoids and himself goes for the dropkick but Almas counters it with a tranquillo in the ropes and Styles takes a hard fall to the floor. Styles recovers and connects with a basement elbow. Almas, however surprises Styles with a dropkick.</p>
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<p>The two then go on a series of big moves and counters until Styles counter the Meteora with the Ushigoroshi. Styles then goes for the phenomenal forearm but Almas counters it with a spinning back elbow. Almas goes for the moonsault but Styles rolls out of harms way.  Almas lands on his feet and then hits a standing moonsault. Styles kick out of the pin attempt. A lot of fast-paced action follows until Almas goes for the HammerLock DDT which Styles reverses into the Calf Crusher and Almas taps out. After the match there is a stare down.</p>
<p><strong>Winner: </strong>AJ Styles</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>Great way to introduce Almas to some real completion. The two can obviously put a wonderful match and a feud between the two will be something new.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Aiden English Asks for Reconsideration</h2>
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<p>Aiden walks up to Lana and says that it his fault that cost Rusev his only chance at the World Title. He wants to make up for it and needs a second chance. Lana tells him that he should be talking to Rusev. He implores her further and she tells him that she will keep it under advisement.</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>Decent segment. Intrigued to see where this goes.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Becky Lynch Puts Her Name Back in the Title Picture</h2>
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<p>Lynch is facing Mandy Rose this week. Rose locks in the armbar but Lynch counters. Rose connects with a punch to the face but misses a high knee and Lynch capitalizes with a jump kick in the corner. Deville then causes a distraction and face plants Lynch on the floor. Rose give Lynch a beating followed by a suplex which fetches a two count. She keeps the offense up until Lynch turns things around with a roll up and a kick out.</p>
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<p>Lynch connects with the Exploder and locks in the DisArmHer to pick up the win. Afterwards she informs us that she is going after the SmackDown women’s championship. Backstage Paige makes it official by setting up a match between Carmella and Lynch and if Lynch wins she will get a title shot at Summerslam.</p>
<p><strong>Winner:</strong> Becky Lynch</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>Great match and it is great to see Lynch back in the title picture. How Asuka fits into all of this is still to be seen.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Samoa Joe Makes Short Work of Tye Dillinger</h2>
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<p>Dillinger goes into attack mode as soon as the bell ring and Joe rolls out of the ring. Dillinger surprise Joe and sends him into the announce table. Joe regroups and picks Dillinger up and sends him into the ring post. Joe goes for the Coquina Clutch and Dillinger tries his best to fight it but is eventually trapped in it and passes out.</p>
<p><strong>Winner: </strong>Samoa Joe</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>Nothing to complain. Nice to see both men get some air time.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Miz Holds a Funeral for Team Hell No</h2>
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<p>Miz is dressed in black and has a few pallbearers with him. They roll out a mannequin head dressed up as Kane. Miz thanks the crowd and gives a mock funeral speech saying he knows that everyone is sad and he too is sad. He, however, manages to plug his upcoming TV show. He mocks Team Hell No by saying that they were one of the best tag teams in history but were the worst of friends. He asks the crowd to honour Team Hell No with a moment of silence.</p>
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<p>The crowd obviously does not play along. He then goes on to berate Kane and Bryan by saying that the two aren’t as good as they thing and Team Hell No was like a greatest hits album that no one is buying. He says that both their careers are dead. Bryan’s music hits and he goes after Miz but he escapes. Bryan gives the pallbearers a beat down.</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>A great segment. Gives Bryan something to do while Kane is recuperating.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Kofi Kingston and Eric Young Duke It Out</h2>
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<p>The other members of New Day and SaNiTy are ringside. Kingston gets the early offense in with a kick in the leg of Young followed by a high dropkick. Young turns things around with a back elbow and a stomp. Back and forth action follows until Kingston connects with a few moves and it seems like he has the upper hand. He manages to land a few chops, a dropkick and a boom drop. He calls for the trouble in paradise but Young avoids it.</p>
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<p>The action continues on the top rope but Young gets thrown off it but kicks out of the pin attempt. Things go out of control as Young goes out of the ring and Kofi dives on to all the members of SaNiTy. The two tag teams get into an altercation and in the ensuing commotion Dain throws Woods into Kofi and Young follows it up with the Wheel Barrow Neckbreaker for the win.</p>
<p><strong>Winner: </strong>Eric Young</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>Great match. Great feud. Should be featured on the main card instead of the kickoff show.</p>
<p><strong>Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2>Jeff Hardy&#8217;s Rematch Spoiled by a Viscious Viper</h2>
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<p>This time Hardy is ready and as soon as the bell rings he is onto Nakamura. Nakamura almost connects with a low blow. Hardy kicks Nakamura in the face followed by Good Vibrations. The action is fast paced with both men getting in a lot of offense in. Multiple pin attempts and kick outs takes place. Eventually Nakamura connects with a sliding knee for a two count. Hardy goes up top by Nakamura knocks him off it. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa but Hardy reverses it into a twist of fate followed by a Swanton Bomb. Hardy is about to pick up the win as Randy Orton hits the ring and causes the DQ.</p>
<p>Orton continues assaulting Hardy eventually hitting him with a hangman DDT onto the announcer’s desk.</p>
<p><strong>Winner: </strong>Jeff Hardy by DQ</p>
<p><strong>Review: </strong>It was a good match. Hardy and Orton could have a decent feud.</p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>Much better than Raw, today’s SmackDown did not have a single bad segment. Great show overall.</p>
<p><strong>Overall Rating: </strong><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 35px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results & Review: July 17, 2018

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