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<h2><strong>SmackDown gets off to a weird start</strong></h2>
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<p>If Shane winning the world cup was to make everyone angry then WWE has achieved their goal. Paige introduced Shane McMahon rather enthusiastically which did not go down well with the crowd. This all would then lead to nothing as the topic soon shifted to the Survivor Series teams.</p>
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<p>Bryan being announced as the team captain felt great but soon the Miz was made co-captain. This could be great as the two do have great chemistry together and seeing the two work together for a change should be fun.</p>
<p>Shane McMahon in a heel role should also add some spice to the Survivor Series match as everyone on RAW would be itching to get their hands on him. Seeing him massacred by Braun Strowman would be a very therapeutic experience for the fans.</p>
<p>This was followed by a hilarious segment where Shane was picked as the third member of the team after which Bryan and Miz tried to smile awkwardly at each other. While this was not the most exciting start to SmackDown, it was pretty decent and we have no complaints.</p>
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<h2><strong>We get a good tag team match for once</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>The Usos def. The New Day: </strong>The New day and the Usos put on a great exhibition of a tag match that had been sorely lacking on both shows. The action and near falls kept coming fast and thick and it was two teams operating at their best against each other.</p>
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<p>The New Day came up short but the feel good factor was retained when the Usos selected the New Day as part of the Survivor Series tag match team. Even though this match came out of the blue without any build-up, it is new and could be exciting depending on how things move from here.</p>
<p>There were some hard-hitting spots and some painful looking bumps and these two teams have one of the best chemistry on the entire roster and it shows every single time.</p>
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<h2><strong>Becky Lynch establishes her dominance</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Becky Lynch def. Nikki Cross:</strong> Last night we complained how Rousey wasn’t great at delivering a convincing promo. Tonight we got to see what an actual promo looks and sounds like. You believed every word she said and there was an intensity that matched her words.</p>
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<p>Rousey should be taking notes and hopefully the match ends up being so awesome that we don’t care about Rousey’s promo delivery. This was followed by more goodies as Nikki Cross made her main roster debut against Lynch when she accompanied Sanity.</p>
<p>The match that followed wasn’t very great. For some reason Cross seemed off-kilter and couldn’t quite sync with Lynch. We will reserve our judgment after we have seen her a few more times. Her crazy character does bring something new to the women’s roster and she could be like the mad woman who just loves creating chaos.</p>
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<h2><strong>Rey Mysterio is one of the best things to happen to SmackDown</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Rey Mysterio def. Andrade “Cien” Almas: </strong>We got a good old Lucha match next. Almas and Mysterio turned the clock and reminded us of the bouts that Mysterio had with Eddie Guerrero. Everything was happening so quick that we got whiplash trying to keep up with what was going on.</p>
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<p>It was amazing to see Mysterio operate at the same pace despite his years and his bulked up body. Almas too was able to hold his own and he highlighted why he needs a drawn out feud with someone significant sooner than later.</p>
<p>The after match attack by Randy Orton seemed a bit out of place but we love an RKO out of nowhere and hopefully this is all leading somewhere, so we will let it pass.</p>
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<h2><strong>More tension in the women’s division for no apparent reason</strong></h2>
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<p>We had almost forgotten that Paige used to have Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose as her cohorts but we were reminded of that as Paige announced the team for Survivor Series. Carmella, Naomi, Asuka, Sonya and Charlotte were announced but Mandy came out in place of Charlotte and began arguing why Sonya deserved a place instead of her.</p>
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<p>We get that the teams have to have some interpersonal issues to add spice to the proceedings but doing something like this barely means much. No one was invested in Sonya and Mandy to begin with. Having them cause havoc doesn’t really make sense.</p>
<p>This is why WWE needs to have storylines that are progressed and updated in a timely manner. As far as the team is concerned, barring Charlotte, there are no big players and this all seems a bit undercooked right now.</p>
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<h2><strong>Samoa Joe is the big bad heel again</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Samoa Joe def. Jeff Hardy: </strong>This has become a cycle now. Samoa Joe becomes the biggest and baddest heel on SmackDown. He keeps doing despicable things and beats up his opponents only to always lose on the big stage.</p>
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<p>We kept worrying that he would become a joke if WWE persisted with this type of booking and sadly we have gotten to that point. Having Joe on the team would be great but he as a single’s wrestler has lost all steam. This match was decent though with Jeff Hardy doing most of the damage which was fun to watch.</p>
<p>We do not like the way WWE is treating Joe but this segment was okay. It all ended with a bang though as Bryan went nuts and decked everyone in sight including Joe, Shane and the Miz. This leaves a few question marks and was a great way to end the show.</p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>This wasn’t a special show by any means but was better than the crap WWE has been peddling for weeks now. SmackDown did a better job of building up its side of the Survivor Series matches. However, the most problematic match seems to be the women’s team on both sides as neither feels exciting and worthwhile enough to make us look forward to it.</p>
<p>WWE does have a few weeks to remedy this. Apart from this, the show was pretty decent and hopefully this starts an upward trend for WWE.</p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results & Review: November 6, 2018

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