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<p>RAW set the bar quite high last night. Let us find out if SmackDown could up the ante.</p>
<h2><strong>R-Truth blows the roof away</strong></h2>
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<p>Who knew that R-Truth and Carmella would be the cure to the Bryan-Miz feud? R-Truth in his infinite wisdom decided that he needed some reward for beating Miz two weeks ago and as Miz isn’t a champion, Truth decided to take over his show and boy was it entertaining.</p>
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<p>Carmella somehow looks a lot more bearable with her new hair color. The crowd literally lapped up every moment of this and while it was silly, it was funny and if the past is any indicator, wrestling is at its best when it is infused with loads of humor. Everything was genius about this segment with Truth coyly avoiding explaining the meaning of cathartic being the highlight.</p>
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<p><strong>The Miz defeated R-Truth:</strong> Awesome way to start the show. The match that followed was pretty good. R-Truth despite being one of the older wrestlers can still put up a nice match. Daniel Bryan speaking actively about the championship was also refreshing to see and this feud has gained a lot more traction than before.</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>Sheamus keeps the Bar’s streak going</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Sheamus defeated Big E: </strong>The match was preceded by yet another goofy segment by the New Day which was somehow enjoyable. The New Day trying to name good things about the Bar was hilarious. The match that followed was great as it was two powerhouses that collided.</p>
<p>There wasn’t much technical wrestling and it was more of a brawl which was a nice change of pace. Sheamus picked up the win which means that these two teams are going to have a prolonged feud. It would have been great if a new team was involved but so far so good.</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>Aiden English drops a bombshell</strong></h2>
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<p>So far we had been thinking that English did not have what it took to stand toe to toe with Rusev but tonight he proved that he could hang in there. The promo was fiery and the crowd was hot throughout. Hopefully, there is a nice payoff to all of this but for now this is awesome and we loved every second of it.</p>
<p>It is also, so wonderful to see Rusev as a face. We never thought this day would ever come. The backstage tensions between Lana and Rusev and the whole mystery about Milwaukee was played perfectly. Three surprisingly great segments in a row. Kudos to WWE.</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>Asuka and Naomi brings us back down</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Asuka &amp; Naomi defeated Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville: </strong>Just as we thought that WWE was on a role, this segment happened and it was literally garbage. The match itself was okay when it was Asuka and Deville in the ring but that was offset by the IIconics on commentary.</p>
<p>There were moments where we literally wanted to get up and walk away. After such a great start, this was a huge disappointment and this tactic of throwing random teams together to get something going is not working.</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>The US title is reduced to a sideshow while Lynch destroys Lana</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>Shinsuke Nakamura retains against Tye Dillinger via DQ: </strong>It was exciting to see Tye Dillinger get a shot at the US championship but it was all a ruse to show how ticked off Randy Orton is. Surprisingly, he didn’t go after the champion which is simply weird.</p>
<p>We understand that both of them are heels but there has to be a better way than treating your US champion as a sideshow. Orton does come off as a crappy person and again we hope that there is a payoff down the line.</p>
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<p><strong>Becky Lynch defeated Lana:</strong> Lynch destroyed Lana in a matter of minutes as was expected. Nothing to complain. All of this adds anticipation for the coming weeks which is great.</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>Samoa Joe sinks even lower</strong></h2>
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<p>You have to give it to Samoa Joe. Despite losing multiple bouts against AJ Styles he can still come off as the most hated and reviled man. This week he took it to a whole new level by not showing up at the contract signing and instead choosing to join the WWE universe from AJ Styles’ home.</p>
<p>We have seen similar segments in the past but this felt real and came across as genuinely scary. Hopefully, as always there is a great payoff to this. We thought that this feud was slowing down but it has gathered plenty of steam yet again.</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>Barring the whole Asuka and the other women involved with her segment, this was a perfect edition of SmackDown and while RAW had set a pretty high benchmark last night, SmackDown came out with all guns blazing.</p>
<p>All the major feud picked up speed and the prospect of Bryan facing either Styles or Samoa Joe is simply amazing. R-Truth and Carmella should get a decent run. It was a nice mix of funny and serious and this week was one of those rare occasions where WWE delivered on multiple fronts.</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 25, 2018

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