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<p>SmackDown has been putting on great shows of late. Let us find out if this week, WWE was able to continue that trend.</p>
<h2><strong>Daniel Bryan sends a message to The Miz</strong></h2>
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<p>It is amazing that Daniel Bryan has become so big that he gets pops similar to that of Steve Austin during the attitude era. Tonight was no different. Brie also received quite a warm reception. WWE nicely teased a showdown between the Miz and Bryan and their spouses but saved it for later.</p>
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<p>Instead it was a showdown between Bryan and Almas that we got. Bryan picking up the win was awesome to see and gave the crowd plenty to cheer about. The ending with The Miz and Maryse on a date was a great way to keep things on edge in this feud. While it wasn’t as explosive as RAW last night, this opening segment was pretty good too.</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>Lynch doesn’t want to talk</strong></h2>
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<p>This was a run of the mill segment with Charlotte Flair being all sad about losing a friend. Lynch kept up the intensity and anger about losing a title opportunity and it was great idea to keep the two apart for the night. Hopefully there is a bit more build up to their title match later.</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>The IIconics, Asuka and Naomi are in a feud out of the blue</strong></h2>
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<p>Maybe the WWE is confusing these women with the likes of The Undertaker and Triple H. Why else would they put them in a feud with no build up and backstory and expect it to work? The “whatever” that was going on between the IIconics and Naomi had already attained ludicrous levels of stupidity. Asuka being added to that mix is one of those things where you do not know how to feel about the whole thing.</p>
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<p>It is sad to see Asuka relegated like this. She deserves to be in a much more worthwhile feud. It is what it is and this segment just fell flat. The IIconics are heels and it is their job to be irritating but heels also need to have that charisma that will force viewers to pay attention to them. The IIconics are the heels who force you to change the channel. This feud is doomed from the start unless a miracle happens.</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>R-Truth and Carmella are a thing now?</strong></h2>
<p>This was entertaining even if it was silly. R-Truth mistook Maryse for Carmella and what followed was cheap humor but somehow it didn’t feel crass. R-Truth is well past his prime in the ring but he can still play the crazy guy like it is nobody’s business. He even managed to convince the real Carmella to accompany him to the ring which actually holds a lot of potential for the future.</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>AJ Styles loses it</strong></h2>
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<p>This is another feud that is very hot right now and it is all about how far a good man can be pushed when his family is involved. At one point we were almost expecting the entire roster to be called as is the norm with WWE these days. Thankfully, WWE refrained from doing that and it was just a couple of referees and Paige who came out to separate them.</p>
<p>Styles got the upper hand here which means that Joe will retaliate in some heinous way next week. It keeps the feud alive and we cannot wait for these two to clash for the title yet again. The mic work was excellent and so were all the spots in this confrontation.</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>Rusev Day picks up the win</strong></h2>
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<p>It wasn’t a fluke last week and it seems that WWE is finally doing right by the Rusev Day. This was an awesome match with the Usos and The SaNiTy all getting plenty of time in the ring. There were some painful looking spots and the crowd was hot throughout.</p>
<p>The only gripe we have with this arrangement between Rusev and English is that Rusev seems to be doing all the work with English being involved in only a couple of spots. It was, however, great to see Rusev pick up a win yet again. This also puts them closer to the tag title. However, we don’t think they will make it all the way as they are essentially a face team at the moment and so are The New Day.</p>
<p>What this match does is add intrigue to the whole storyline which is a good thing. Hopefully, WWE is able to keep building this momentum up.</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>R-Truth wins the main event of SmackDown Live</strong></h2>
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<p>Read that title again. Yes, that really happened. We all know that this was just a way of setting up the feud between Bryan/Brie and Miz/Maryse. Still it was awesome to see Carmella and R-Truth waling out together. It was even more exciting to see R-Truth use the distraction by Bryan and Brie to roll up the Miz for the win.</p>
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<p>Bryan and Brie then went on to beat up Miz and Maryse who were saved by Almas and Vega. This again keeps the physical confrontation between Miz – Bryan and Brie – Maryse to a minimum which adds more anticipation for their match at Hell In A Cell.</p>
<p>The atmosphere was awesome with the crowd firmly behind Bryan and Brie. Brie is so much better doing this than whatever she has going with her sister on RAW. It was almost sad to watch Carmella on the side-lines just weeks after being the champion. Hopefully her association with R-Truth will lead to some fun segments. Overall, a great way to end SmackDown.</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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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>This was yet another successful edition of SmackDown Live. Superstars like Jeff Hardy, Nakamura and Orton were absent but they weren’t missed that much. The women’s title picture could have been built up slightly better. Barring that and whatever the IIconics are doing, this was a great show.</p>
<p>Rusev winning was a treat and the segments involving Bryan and Miz were just awesome. Joe and Styles is also quite hot and a lot of anticipated matches for Hell In A Cell were taken forward quite well.</p>
<p><strong>Overall Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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WWE SmackDown Live Results & Review: September 4, 2018

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