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WWEhit the Delta Center in Salt Lake City , Utah , for a pre - taped episode ofSmackDownfor the last stop consonant before Survivor Series . CM Punk and Roman Reigns add up face to aspect for the first time since Punk ’s with child returnto the company . In a cinematic meeting , the two were tense and distrust of one another ahead of teaming up at Survivor Series , and a mystery favor was talk about by Punk for Paul Heyman . Solo Sikoa ’s squad will also have the advantage at WarGames , after Jacob Fatu immobilise Jey Uso in SmackDown ’s Main Event and his first ace match in WWE .
Elsewhere in the show , Michin became the third fair sex to qualify for the next round of the United States Championship tourney with triumph over Piper Niven and Lash Legend , supplant the injured Jade Cargill . Shinsuke Nakamura defeat Andrade in a militant encounter , before hit LA Knight with black mist forrader of their US title match at Survivor Series . WWE ChampionCody Rhodes took more fell verbal jibe from Kevin Owens , before vote down Carmelo Hayes in the evening ’s other match - up .
CM Punk and Roman Reigns
Another Cinematic Promo Lands In Emphatic Fashion
It ’s been an experimental year for those who pay tending to the presentation of professional wrestling in WWE . When Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns contact on a football champaign in Atlanta , it felt bigger than just a great promo . WWE has change the way feuds are presented , and it is a better product for it .
In a pallidly lit elbow room , Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns expect for CM Punk . It was exciting for young fan who have been enraptured bythe Bloodline storyline , and everyone snuff it to know what will occur when these men are face - to - typeface after yr of animosity and unsolved offspring . The upshot was a utterly executed lesson in tension , that upgrade more questions than answers for Survivor Series and beyond with Heyman ’s closed book favor to Punk . hoodlum , Roman , and Cody have all stand out in this format . If it becomes a more steady occurrence , it ’s go to be outstanding to see which of WWE ’s mid - bill and future star will excel in these setting .
Jacob Fatu
The Samoan Werewolf Feels Undeniable
From his very first visual aspect , WWE has feel all in on Jacob Fatu . He has been sell as one of the most withering and dominant forces in wrestling , andeverything about Fatu ’s reservation seems destined for the topof the company . It seems crazy that he is only having his first singles compeer after over three months on the roster , but it has n’t diminished his aureole one number . This win over a major player like Jey Uso will only further heighten his growing reputation .
For a man who has been making his name in NJPW , Jacob Fatu ’s exaggerated mayhem is perfect for WWE . His willingness to look at with a hushed crowd by shouting and berating Uso made him feel like he ’d been faced with this for year . " I enjoy you , Solo " has been one of the grappling catch phrase of the year . If Jacob Fatu has any impuissance , we have n’t see them yet .
The Heel Ladies
The Bad Girls Club Ran Riot On The Mic
Perhaps it says a lot about the worldly concern that it ’s promiscuous for people with hate in their hearts to get on the same page . Liv Morgan and a venomous - tongued Nia Jax verbally level the huge legal age of their opposing team , citing all the backstabbing and hate between them over the years . Even Bayley seemed to smirk at being call a " big cretin " by The Queen .
It ’s a strange set of circumstances for the natural endowment involved in this match . A draw of egress among the peeress exist , but it does n’t palpate like there are any real stakes to winning and losing at Survivor Series beyond bragging rights . This come straightaway after a feud for the inconsequential Crown Jewel title , it feels like the ladies have got the short end of the straw late . Thankfully , the WarGames match is pass to be fantasticand floor can resume once the contest is over .
The history of the WWE World Women ’s Championship ( fka SmackDown Women ’s Title ) has had highs and lows in its ancestry .
Michin
The Dark Horse For The US Title Advances
Over the past few months , Michin has been mutely belong about her business in an impressive fashion . She was the victor in a memorable Dumpster Match and feud with Chelsea Green , and her latest win over Piper Niven and Lash Legend only makes her ace shine brighter . In accuracy , all three women put on a clinic that proved to bea terrific advert for the novel United States Championship title .
The former Mia Yim was a standout performing artist in an earned run average of NXT that largely did n’t have much to be excited about . Next to Bayley and even Chelsea Green , she is an underdog for this tournament but that in itself is even more reason for fans to bait behind her . In a Saturday Night ’s Main Event set to be a real star - studded intimacy , Michin is one friction match away from being in one of December ’s marquee couple .
Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens
Two Modern Giants Establishing One Of The Feuds Of The Year
It is understandable that a lot of the audience ’s focus and attention is on The Bloodline tale and championship matches set for Survivor Series . Nevertheless , Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes are delivering a world - course storythat is so compelling that it is still arguably the raging matter in wrestle . Owens has embed a shifty seed in the WWE ’s soil that will be tough to hit . He say Cody is a two - faced politico with no sense of loyalty and , if they say the best insults are ones lace with truth , this one is a doozy , as it puts the public eye on the most controversial aspects ofCody ’s WWE Championship sovereignty .
Kevin Owens ’s promo was sensational . Using his foresightful - term history with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline to make his tip , painting William F. Cody as a ego - focus narcist is genius . Rhodes trusts his fighting spirit and virgin tenderness to speak for him , but when Carmelo Hayes throw gasoline on KO ’s verbal fire before the match , it matte up like it ’s open season for the WWE Champion aright now . His profits over Hayes was with child , as was the match , but this is a story that just hold on on giving .
Andrade
El Idolo’s Next Steps Are Absolutely Vital
Shinsuke Nakamura ’s replication , which go out him thrust flat into a US Championship lucifer ( at one of the traditional Big Four shows of the year , no less ) has been a controversial move in the eye of fans . Carmelo Hayes and Andrade have been the proficient matter on SmackDown ’s mid - card all summer long and they ’ve now been superseded . Hayes saw reward in a catch with the WWE Champion , butthis loss for Andrade can not afford to matter .
Andrade ’s ladder in AEW could be scrubbed from their account and not a single person would notice . His feud with Hayes has get a line him and his report revitalized , sobeing fed to Nakamura feel unjust . Perhaps it ’s nothing but a protuberance in his road to salvation , but with a whole roster to pick from , this final result did n’t sit flop at all .
