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WWE SmackDown has wrapped up its first episode of October, and it's time to analyse the show to see what moments fans enjoyed most. If you haven't yet watched the show, you can get the SmackDown results here.
This week the blue brand decided to visit the state of Oregon, and they were broadcasting live from Portland's Moda Center. The commentary team on this night was made up of Corey Graves, Tom Phillips, and Byron Saxton. The show kicked off with Paige in the middle of the ring. In this article, we take a look at the moments the fans loved.
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After playing mind games for an entire week, Aiden came back with an ace up his sleeve - the video. Our patience has finally paid off, and Aiden delivered in a big way.
In a video that can only be described as salacious, Aiden revealed what might be misconceived as Lana declaring her affection for him. Aiden didn't show the entire video, leaving people trying to fill in the blanks for themselves, and he is relishing the spotlight being on him.
Aiden has successfully managed to get into the heads of Lana and Rusev that they lost their MMC match to Day One Glow.
Jimmy even asked Lana about it during the fight, distracting her enough for the roll-up victory. The WWE Universe can't get enough of the Milwaukee Scandal, everyone will have to wait until next week's episode to find out more.
#5 Fabulous Truth
The WWE Mixed Match Challenge usually gives us memorable tag teams, but none more so than the Fabulous Truth. Carmella and R-Truth have some of the most natural chemistry on SmackDown, and it shows any time they are in the ring together.
This week the team was successful as they faced Andrade ‘Cien' Almas and his manager, Zelina Vega. The match was an exceptional display of talent particularly from Carmella as she applied the submission hold for the win.
Although Andrade's team lost, he did not lose any credibility since he showed off his skills in the match. With the recent spate of the Mixed Matches, should the WWE introduce Mixed Tag titles? Tell us your opinions in the comments.
#4 New Day and The Bar
Since the days of Teddy Long, SmackDown has always been the home of the tag team division, and this week was no different. The New Day and The Bar consistently steal the spotlight wherever they are, and the Portland crowd loved them.
The New Day are the most fun tag team on SmackDown, and this week they brought their chef, Mr. Booty-worth, and were having fun until The Bar came in to ruin the moment. The segment soon turned violent with The Bar easily dominating The New Day.
With their Super Show-Down match coming up in a couple of days, the fans are waiting with bated breath to see if Sheamus and Cesaro can raise the bar on the SmackDown tag division.
#3 The return of Shelton Benjamin
For a while now Shelton Benjamin hasn't been seen on WWE television. It got so bad for him that he had to go on Twitter to complain about not having a match. The Miz swooped in and arranged a match for him with Daniel Bryan, in a bid to soften up Daniel Bryan for their Super Show-Down match.
The match was a technical masterpiece with Shelton Benjamin working Bryan over with a combination of speed, strength, and aggression. The Miz finally made his presence known, and after the match, laid out Daniel Bryan with the Skull Crushing Finale. Can The Miz pull off the biggest upset while the WWE is in Australia?
#2 Asuka continues winning
Since teaming up with Naomi, Asuka has made a return to her winning ways, and the fans couldn't be happier. Asuka took on Peyton Royce in a precursor to the tag team match in Australia, and her performance was nothing if not dominant.
Naomi prevented Billie Kay from interfering in the match, and Asuka capitalised on this to lock in the Asuka lock. Seeing how dominant Asuka and Naomi have been of late solidifies their place in the women's tag team division. We might be looking at the inaugural Women Tag Team Champions.
#1 AJ was home tonight
On last week's episode of SmackDown, Samoa Joe was outside AJ's house, which must have traumatised the champion. Since the start of their feud, Samoa Joe has been targeting AJ's family, making fun of the fact that AJ focuses too much on his career at the expense of his family.
In a touching moment from the champion, he chose to stay with his family before getting on a plane and going to Australia. The WWE Superstars make great sacrifices to put on a great show for the fans, and most of the time they don't even get to see their families.
Since AJ is the champion, he is often away from his family for long stretches of time, and without a doubt, they miss him a lot. Seeing him at home was a tender moment from the WWE Champion before he proceeds to decimate Samoa Joe in Australia. Comment and tell us who you think will win between Joe and Styles.
These are the best moments from this week's SmackDown, and if you think we missed any moment, tell us in the comments section.
