“I’m Better Than You, And You Know It”

"Every Man Has A Price For The Million Dollar Man"

"The Best There Is, The Best There Was, And The Best There Ever Will Be"

"Whatcha Gonna Do, When Hulkamania Runs Wild On You"

"And That's The Bottom Line Because Stone Cold Said So"

<p>SmackDown’s attempt at building up things for the <a href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/news/updated-match-card-for-wwe-super-show-down-australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Show-Down</a></p>
<h2><strong>An illogical start to the show</strong></h2>
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<p>We understand that AJ Styles loves wrestling but it makes little sense to drop all legal charges against a man who just invaded your home. Him staying back at home to protect his family made a bit more sense.</p>
<p>Somehow this felt like the wrong way to build up the WWE title match. Something should have been done in the ring.</p>
<p>SmackDown had been great at doing opening segments but they seem to have lost the plot with this one. In a quest to be different they ended up with something underwhelming.</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>Fabulous Truth picks up a win</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>R-Truth &amp; Carmella def. Andrade “Cien” Almas &amp; Zelina Vega:</strong> Until just a few weeks ago we would be really peeved every time we saw Carmella in a wrestling capacity but that has definitely changed now. The team up of R-Truth and Carmella is actually very entertaining and it is nice to see the veteran Truth get another run as a proper wrestler.</p>
<p>The only downside to this was that Andrade and Vega had to be the fodder. It isn’t necessarily bad as they finally seem to have a feud in their hands instead of bouncing from one program to another.</p>
<p>Hopefully, this leads to some entertaining matches and segments. This is a great way to start everything in this feud.</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>Mr.Bootyworth learns a different style of cooking</strong></h2>
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<p>Just when you thought the New Day couldn’t get any sillier, they do something even more ridiculous and we got ridiculous in spades this week.</p>
<p>The introduction of Mr.Bootyworth was hilarious. All of it would have fallen flat had it not been for the Bar who were there to add some seriousness. We understand that this is not wrestling but this is pro-wrestling.</p>
<p>We had been complaining that this feud has been done to the death but as long as innovative segments like this keep happening, we are all for it. They should have a cooking show for the New Day on the WWE Network.</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>Randy Orton plays with Tye Dillinger’s finger</strong></h2>
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<p>You might be going “What the ****” after reading that title and that is exactly how we felt after this match or segment or whatever it was.</p>
<p>Orton continued to play his demented self where he is intent on destroying other wrestlers. The screwdriver segment with Jeff Hardy was cringe-worthy but this one just looked silly.</p>
<p>As Orton put Dillinger’s fingers through the metal clamps we did begin to flinch but then he proceeded to twist the finger almost way too gently leading to some awkwardness. Dillinger tried his best to scream and show pain but it all came across as the fakest thing you have ever seen.</p>
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<h2><strong>The big Lana reveal turns out to be a dud</strong></h2>
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<p>This was perhaps the most anticipated segment of this week’s SmackDown and boy was it a let-down. WWE took the most obvious route they could take by revealing that the mystery of Milwaukee was Lana wanting English.</p>
<p>There was apparently more to the video evidence but it could not be shown for legal reasons. We all know exactly how this is going to play out. It will be a cheap cop out later with the video being revealed to have taken things out of context.</p>
<p>Somehow we were left feeling silly for expecting something big and exciting to come out of this.</p>
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<h2><strong>Shelton Benjamin shows us why he deserves to be on TV more</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Shelton Benjamin def. Daniel Bryan:</strong> It has been quite some time since we saw Benjamin but tonight he got his chance against Daniel Bryan. The match was really good.</p>
<p>Normally we do not like wrestlers doing commentary but the Miz showed how it’s done and actually made things more interesting than what the regular announce team manage to do every week. As expected, The Miz interfered and cost Daniel Bryan the match.</p>
<p>This is one feud we are excited to watch as either of these men then fighting either AJ Styles or Samoa Joe for the championship is an exciting prospect. Finally, SmackDown was able to build up a match properly for the Super Show-Down.</p>
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<h2><strong>Asuka stars in the Vanilla segment again</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Asuka def. Peyton Royce:</strong> We almost don’t feel like writing anything about this match. That is how nondescript it was. Usually, Asuka gets a nice welcome but tonight the crowd seemed dead even to that.</p>
<p>The wrestling of Peyton Royce can be described best as some random flailing of arms and high pitched shrieks. This is utter waste of talent on Asuka’s part and an utter waste of time on part of the other two women.</p>
<p>It is still unclear what WWE is trying to accomplish here.</p>
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<h2><strong>This must have been confusing for the WWE</strong></h2>
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<p>This segment was actually very hilarious. Ever since Becky’s heel turn, she has been treated even more like a face. There were talks of a double turn and WWE almost executed that tonight accidentally.</p>
<p>The idea was to have Lynch gloat over her achievements like heels normally do but in this case it came across as things she genuinely deserved. Charlotte was greeted with boos when she came out and people were abuzz with “Becky Lynch” chants throughout the beat down Charlotte gave to Lynch.</p>
<p>We hope that if indeed WWE reneges on their original plans for Lynch as a heel and turn her face, then they do it with proper storytelling. This segment was entertaining but not the way WWE intended it to be.</p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>We rarely get to say this but SmackDown sucked tonight. It started in an underwhelming manner and the night was filled with disappointments. The payoff of the Lana angle seemed like a cop-out. The World title was made to look insignificant and Orton came across as childish rather than fearsome.</p>
<p>In-fact, the best part of the evening was the part that showed highlights from RAW of the confrontation between DX and the Brothers of Destruction. That just about sums up how lackluster tonight’s show was. Hopefully the SmackDown side of WWE can redeem themselves on Saturday.</p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results & Review: October 2, 2018

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