"Didn't live up to the first four" - WWE veteran gets blunt about Andrade vs. Hayes after SmackDown (Exclusive)

Their fifth and seemingly final match, for now, ended with Andrade getting the better of Carmelo Hayes. While the bout might have impressed many, Dutch Mantell, for one, felt it wasn't as good as their previous in-ring outings.

The matches between Andrade and Hayes have helped both WWE stars gain momentum on SmackDown. The superstars have been praised for their last four matches, and rightfully so.

However, their most recent effort didn't have the same impact on Dutch Mantell. The former WWE manager shared his honest thoughts on the match-up after SmackDown on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk, as you can view below:

"I think this match here didn't live up to the first four. I don't think it was as good. I mean, it's hard to follow those first four. I don't know what else they were going to do." [1:04:00 - 1:04:30]

Dutch Mantell also put some of the blame on the Seattle crowd, who he believed weren't lively throughout the show.

The wrestling veteran added:

"And the crowd, I think in Seattle, I don't think they were as lively as the other crowd we've seen. I don't know how they'd respond to this, but it didn't seem like the people were falling out of their seats for this match." [1:04:31 - 1:05:00]

With his win over Hayes, Andrade seems to be done with the former NXT Champion. El Idolo has secured a shot at LA Knight's United States Championship, and he'd hope to get some gold around his waist after getting the better of Carmelo in a grueling feud.

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