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#21 Daniel Bryan vs. Big E vs. Samoa Joe vs. The Miz vs. Rusev in a gauntlet match (SmackDown, June 19th)
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WWE has been doing a lot of gauntlet matches this year, but I'm not complaining. This was even better than Raw's gauntlet match, because it didn't stall at all. It was full throttle from start to finish and everyone was booked well.
Big E looked great in taking the fight to Daniel Bryan. Samoa Joe was protected in defeat by being counted out. Further teases for The Miz and Daniel Bryan's feud came when the former took advantage of a dazed Bryan to hit the Skull Crushing Finale.
And speaking of finales, Rusev's shocking victory sent everyone home happy and put a glimmer of hope that he's finally turned the corner, or at least that the company is willing to give him a chance to see how he does in the main event.
It was the best of a hot streak SmackDown's (mostly) been on since WrestleMania.
