“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"

<h3><strong>The Dream Match</strong></h3>
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<p>Hold on one second. Is this a dream? AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania? This amazing reality was confirmed tonight when AJ and Shinsuke started exchanging verbally to set the build in motion. AJ Styles did well (as usual) in the promo, but Shinsuke still spoke with barely audible English, and that will be an obstacle on his way to becoming a global superstar. AJ Styles vs Rusev was, well, meh. Just being the backdrop to the Nakamura – Styles interactions post-match.</p>
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<p>Nakamura vs Styles at WrestleMania…what a great time to be alive.</p>
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<h3><strong>OP</strong></h3>
<p>Wow, Bludgeon Brothers vs Jimmy Uso and Big E sure ended fast. Rowan and Harper were being booked much stronger than we had anticipated, dismantling two of the best stars in the tag division within a few short minutes. Jimmy and E were still protected under the reason that they were not familiar teaming up with each other, but that did not shy away from the fact that The Bludgeon Brothers just annihilated them in 2-on-2 action, and the former Wyatt Family members are surely heading towards something big.</p>
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<p>Side-note: Their mallets look WAY cooler than Triple H’s sledgehammer, by the way.</p>
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<h3><strong>The Saga Began</strong></h3>
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<p>Tonight also marked the first verbal shots to build towards the Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania. To us, the segment had successfully captured the epic feel of wrestling theatricals – two supreme wrestlers, full of pride, passion, and intensity, telling each other one was going to beat the other at the biggest event of the year for the ultimate prize. Seeing the image of Charlotte in an ornamented peacock suit and Asuka in her robe in an intense stare down took our breath away. A snapshot frozen in time. A magical tale to be chronicled. The saga officially began, tonight.</p>
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<h3><strong>Towards a Bigger Goal</strong></h3>
<p>We know this might sound strange, but we are getting fonder of Jinder Mahal. He no longer used his (kayfabe) nationality as his only reason to hate, and has improved both on the mic and in the ring. He proved both of those points tonight, so we got to give it to the man. Also, Randy Orton looked good with the championship. It seems to motivate him, too, so good for him and good for us. And Roode was still solid, yet still played his part by laying down for both of his ‘Mania opponents (though the latter was due to the darn Singh) within 2 days.</p>
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<p>When we have three wrestlers, one constantly improving, one with extra motivation, and one who is a trustworthy workhorse who knows his role, fighting each other at WrestleMania, you know the United States Championship picture is in good hands.</p>
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<h3><strong>Strong Win for Carmella</strong></h3>
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<p>WWE finally seemed to have realized that Carmella was their first-ever Miss Money in the Bank, and got down to doing something to make her come across as more legitimate. Tonight was one step towards that when she defeated Naomi. Carmella still needs to improve her in-ring skills if she wants to be a leading woman of Smackdown Live, but based on her last two performances, we say she has a bright future with the blue strap around her. That is, under some weird circumstances, she could cash in on Asuka. No, we are toooooootally not assuming the winner of Charlotte vs Asuka…</p>
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<h3><strong>Bye Bye</strong></h3>
<p>For once, we think Shane McMahon actually deserved the punishment he took. He denied Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens their legitimately-earned chance at winning the WWE Championship and a ‘Mania main event! Regardless of reason or history, that was not professional conduct from the Commissioner, and his walking away from the position just because of the two rascals sounded really childish, for lack of a better word. Remember Shane, you fought The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell for this! Well you lost, but then your father kind of gave you Smackdown anyways, but you know what we mean. That is why you never want to revisit WWE’s history books…</p>
<p>On the other side of the black chair, Sami and Kevin seemed to have mended, adding yet another twist to this weird on-again, off-again relationship. It feels like we are in a sitcom, but without the funny part. Jokes aside, the segment really compounded Zayn and Owens’ hatred on Shane for what he did to them two nights before, and showed just how vicious the duo can get when needed.</p>
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<p>Bye Shane, you will be dearly missed.</p>
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<h3><strong>Overall Review:</strong></h3>
<p>A very strong show storyline-wise. Tonight, we saw two championship feuds being officially set in motion, and another two making strong progress towards epic WrestleMania blow-offs. Also, we said goodbye to a generally beloved Commissioner, and Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens presented him with a piece of their hearts. The matches were not inspiring, but the stories being told tonight more than made up for it, so we are satisfied with the blue brand’s offering.</p>

WWE Smackdown Live Review & Results: March 13th 2018

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