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<p>With just days left for WWE Crown Jewel, WWE is in a mess with superstars pulling out of the show and the championship matches losing charm. Let&#8217;s see if WWE made things better on SmackDown Live.</p>
<h2><strong>AJ Styles and Bryan put on a great show while Samoa Joe replaces Bryan at Crown Jewel</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>AJ Styles def. Daniel Bryan: </strong><a href="https://api.wrestlingworld.co/reviews/wwe-monday-night-raw-results-review-october-29-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RAW last night</a> handled the exclusion of John Cena from Crown Jewel in the most underwhelming manner but SmackDown did it comparatively better possibly because Bryan was available to wrestle tonight. However, in the grand scheme of things, no logical explanation was given as to why he was suddenly off.</p>
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<p>Before we get into that, we do have to give kudos to Bryan and Styles for putting on a great match and it is a shame that the two will not be wrestling this Friday. It wasn’t a classic but better than most matches that have opened SmackDown recently.</p>
<p>There were some insane spots where it seemed like Bryan was dropped on his head which would make any wrestling fan wince considering the concussions he has had over the years. Styles then began working on Bryan’s knee and put Bryan in the calf-crusher for the win.</p>
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<p>Samoa Joe then came out and attacked both men and later it was made official by Paige that it is now AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe for the WWE title at Crown Jewel. What bugs us is that this still did not answer why Bryan wasn’t going to be in the title match.</p>
<p>This is a world title match and any changes has to be explained in a logical manner. Instead, Bryan is just off. Was the beatdown from Joe so bad that he can’t wrestle? WWE, we need answers officially even though it&#8217;s rumored that Bryan refuses to work Crown Jewel and hence replaced.</p>
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<h2><strong>Charlotte refuses to be the Captain while Big E picks up a Halloween win</strong></h2>
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<p>So far, Charlotte’s character as a face has been far too one dimensional to be of any note but tonight we might have seen the first signs of her character developing an edge. This could be what finally sets Charlotte on a path to be a more impactful wrestler. She refused to be the SmackDown team’s captain at Survivor series so a lot of intriguing possibilities left open.</p>
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<p><strong>Big E def. Cesaro:</strong> The Trick or Street fight was loads of fun and it is these matches that makes shows like SmackDown a fun affair. The New Day were dressed as the Brood which was just awesome. The match was equally entertaining.</p>
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<p>There were pies and jack-o’-lanterns and a lot of Halloween themed stuff that the wrestlers used as weapons. Big Show being treated as a bigger deal than the tag champions does bug us but for tonight this match made us laugh and gave the escape that only wrestling can do and for that it gets a pass. Big E won to send us all happy</p>
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<h2><strong>R-Truth comes up short against Nakamura again</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Shinsuke Nakamura def. R-Truth: </strong>This is one of those scenarios where WWE wants to do something but doesn’t go all the way. They have realized that the US Championship needs to be given more airtime but one-off matches aren’t going to help the cause. A long drawn feud with high stakes is needed.</p>
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<p>We got another delightful segment of R-Truth trying to make a mark. He got the US title shot and we hoped against everything that he would somehow end up winning. Obviously, that did not happen.</p>
<p>The match was pretty good but it was too short and as we mentioned earlier, does nothing for the championship or Nakamura who might already be considering going back to NJPW.</p>
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<h2><strong>Becky Lynch was almost ruined</strong></h2>
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<p>The whole point of the Evolution PPV was to show how far women have come and WWE ruined all of that by having Lynch come out in an <strong>“I am the MAN”</strong> T-Shirt. The promo that followed wasn’t any better.</p>
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<p>Why does a woman have to call herself the man to show that she is as good as the men? Shouldn’t that be naturally implied? She then called out Rousey for Survivor Series which is a fun prospect but the exact motivations for this callout was never made clear.</p>
<p>Can someone give the WWE a handbook on how to tell a story? In just two nights WWE managed to suck out any momentum that Evolution created.</p>
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<h2><strong>WWE World Cup is built up</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Rey Mysterio &amp; Jeff Hardy def. Randy Orton &amp; The Miz: </strong>This pretty much says that it will be a SmackDown superstar who will be winning the world cup. Shane McMahon put down the stipulation that if a SmackDown Superstar loses in the finals then he will be off the roster.</p>
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<p>The faces took on the heels in this match and it was a good way to end an otherwise disappointing show. The faces won but Randy Orton got the last say as he RKO’s everyone left and right.</p>
<p>The RKO to a leaping Rey Mysterio was cool. It is weird that the world cup now seems to be the most exciting part of Crown Jewel after what has transpired in both title pictures.</p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>This was one of those shows where there was nothing wrong with each individual match and segment taken separately but in the grand scheme of things it just created confusion. It was like a Michael Bay movie that is full of loud effects and explosions but very little substance.</p>
<p>WWE need to come up with a new strategy to make their shows more relatable and enjoyable as what they are doing currently is stuff a 2<sup>nd</sup> grader would come up with. Once this whole Crown Jewel fiasco is behind us, hopefully WWE can return to a more palatable and coherent product.</p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results & Review: October 30, 2018

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