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<p>SmackDown has been a bit unsuccessful in recent times in hitting the mark. Let us find out if it is more of the same or if there was any improvement.</p>
<h2><strong>The New Day try to get some justice</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Big Show vs. Kofi Kingston ended in a no-contest: </strong>The Bar winning the tag titles was definitely a surprise last week but the heel-turn of Big Show is one of those things that just doesn’t make any sense. At this point, Big Show turning between face and heel and back has become the norm, so much so that it would be weird if he stuck to one path.</p>
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<p>Big E even alluded to this fact which was something. What made this segment even more ludicrous was that Kofi took on Big Show when Big E would have been a better candidate. Big Show handed the beating of a lifetime to Kingston. Big E and Woods caused the DQ to save Kingston and all three members of the New Day got destroyed for their troubles.</p>
<p>While this was entertaining, this segment highlighted everything that is wrong with the tag division. The Bar despite being the champions are playing second fiddle to a wrestler on the last leg of his career. The Big Show could have had a feud with pretty much anyone who is a single’s wrestler. There is no way the tag division or anyone involved here is going to benefit from all of this.</p>
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<h2><strong>AJ Styles and Bryan cannot get on the same page again</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>The Usos def. AJ Styles &amp; Daniel Bryan: </strong>More of the same drama continued from last week as Styles and Bryan battled the Usos and again came up short because of their inability to function as a team.</p>
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<p>Last week it was bearable but this week it just felt underwhelming which is a crime considering the talent of the men involved. This is also the issue of having two of your biggest faces feuding for the title. There is just no easy way to make sense of it all.</p>
<p>Either someone should have turned or someone else should have gotten this title shot. Or, if this tag team thing is what WWE want to do then having them trying to outdo each other rather than make silly and goofy mistakes would be a better route to take.</p>
<p>This segment would have been okay if some mediocre wrestlers were involved but when AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, and the Usos are in a match, it is natural to expect more which wasn’t what we got.</p>
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<h2><strong>Charlotte does a crappy promo while Rusev and English take the most unentertaining route</strong></h2>
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<p>In Charlotte and Becky Lynch, WWE have two of the very best in the women’s division feuding for the title and even though the heel-face dynamic is a bit skewed it can still be a lot more entertaining if the women had some in-ring time rather than weeks of promos.</p>
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<p>Charlotte is usually pretty good on the mic but the material she had to work with tonight was worse than manure. This was a promo of the most generic nature and fans today are not going to invest in a feud if this is the best your title contender can deliver.</p>
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<p>Rusev and Aiden English had a very quick match that took out any wind that this feud had. It had already started on shaky ground and instead of trying to consolidate the feud, WWE is simply meandering without any sense of direction. How silly it was for us to think that Rusev was finally going to get his due.</p>
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<h2><strong>Rey Mysterio and the Miz finally deliver for the show</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Rey Mysterio def. The Miz: </strong>It seemed like this week’s SmackDown was on track to being one of the worst in a long time but this segment and the match that followed brought about some much needed respite.</p>
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<p>Miz presented another masterful edition of Miz TV where he showed how a heel truly needs to function in the modern era to get the desired reactions. Mysterio played his part really well and the two already had a great chemistry going even before the match started.</p>
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<p>The match was equally entertaining and the two can play well off each other. It is great to see the Miz immediately at home in another great feud. Mysterio won to make the crowd happy and this is a feud the fans can invest in. How this plays out in the long run adds further intrigue to the feud and finally we had something to be happy about on SmackDown.</p>
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<h2><strong>Another clueless way to build up the women’s Battle Royal</strong></h2>
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<p>Even though we weren’t really excited about the official match between Asuka and Naomi vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose, the unofficial brawl between a few of the women in the Battle Royal didn’t make things any better.</p>
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<p>The Battle Royal feels like the least creative way of getting more women on the big stage and building it up like this is not going to help either. Surely the think tank at WWE can come up with something better.</p>
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<h2><strong>Shane McMahon tries to hype up the World Cup while Hardy and Orton put on a good show</strong></h2>
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<p>Shane McMahon tried his best to hype up the World Cup which prompted the fans to break out into a <strong>CM Punk</strong> chant. Shane acknowledged the chant and played it down by saying that he wasn’t in the tournament.</p>
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<p>This was a cheeky way to silence the crowd but actually showcased a glaring defect in the World Cup. The tournament used to determine the finalists didn’t feel like a big deal and whoever wins the world cup cannot claim to be the best in the world. The promo was what it was and okay considering how most of the night had gone so far.</p>
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<p><strong>Randy Orton def. Jeff Hardy:</strong> Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton had a pretty good match despite their feud being pretty dead at this point. Orton used his trademark style of working down Jeff Hardy while Hardy went for his high risk moves whenever he could.</p>
<p>Orton won by beautifully reversing a Twist of fate into and RKO and reminded us how good he can be at times. This was an okay end to an otherwise disappointing show.</p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>SmackDown has been on a downward spiral of late and tonight was no different. The root of the issue is that both the Men’s and Women’s titles are not getting the kind of push and momentum they need. The tag division has become a joke and the midcard is virtually non-existent.</p>
<p>This is even more of an atrocity considering SmackDown was tearing the house down just a few weeks back. A lot is at stake and if this continues then WWE could enter a ratings slump that would be impossible to recover from.</p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results & Review: October 23, 2018

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