By Graham "GSM" Matthews Bray Wyatt def. Kane in a No Disqualification Match Here's hoping this is the last time we see these two against each other for a while because their in-ring chemistry is absolutely awful. I love how they touted the No Disqualification stipulation as a big deal yet they met in the same exact match at Backlash last month. Luke Harper's interference was pretty predictable (yet logical), but Randy Orton turning on Kane was an interesting twist. I really couldn't care less about a heel Orton vs. face Kane feud, but I assume it's leading to Orton "joining" The Wyatt Family only to betray Bray eventually. Alexa Bliss Attacked SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch It's great to see Becky back ahead of schedule. She returned to the ring at a live event over the weekend, so she should be ready to go by the Nov. 8 SmackDown in Glasgow in a couple of weeks. Bliss continues to come off so amazing in her heel role and Lynch is the perfect babyface for her to work with. I missed their feud in the time Lynch was on the shelf for and I'm happy they're picking up where they left off.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews American Alpha def. The Vaudevillians These two teams clashed a handful of times in NXT and had good matches every time, and this was more of the same from them. It was pretty basic, though, with The Vaudevillians on offense throughout only for American Alpha to battle back and score the win. As I've said before, I'll never complain about seeing American Alpha in action, but they really should be on SmackDown Live more consistently. They had a great thing going with The Usos for a while which has almost since been abandoned because neither team has been on the blue brand for a few weeks. Apollo Crews def. Curt Hawkins I'm actually surprised Hawkins wrestled here and that they didn't save it for SmackDown, but then again, I think officials care as much about his "push" as the fans do (a.k.a. very little). On the bright side, he is a skilled wrestler, so him and Crews contested a solid match. The crowd didn't have much of a reason to invest in the matchup, but I enjoyed it for what it was. Hawkins losing essentially cements him as an enhancement talent, but Crews losing here would have been far worse. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Seth Rollins Stole Chris Jericho's List Rollins, Jericho and Owens have all been playing their respective roles well throughout this program, and as good as Rollins and Owens are, Jericho has been stealing the show on a weekly basis. He is just so damn entertaining and his bits over the course of the night that featured him searching for his list backstage were hilarious. I coud have done without Stephanie McMahon's involvement here, but at least she didn't take away from the segment as she easily could have. Enzo Amore def. Karl Anderson I like Enzo and Big Cass. I like The Club. I can't bring myself to care about either act at the moment. The Club has been especially booked badly since their debut back in the spring and all they do is lose. How are they a threat to anyone but The Golden Truth at this point? Actually, The Golden Truth might win more regularly than they do, so I take that back. It's so sad that Anderson has yet to win a singles match in WWE. What's worse is that he's actually really, really good. Sigh. By Graham "GSM" Matthews #AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week’s edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
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