WWE Crown Jewel 2018: Analysing and grading each match

Jeff Hardy vs The Miz

Another SmackDown side match!

Match: This was always going to be entertaining - and it didn't fail to deliver!

Right from the start, this looked like a balanced encounter that could have easily gone either way. Miz went for the Skull-Crushing Finale almost immediately, but it somehow ended in Hardy getting a near fall. Miz would then use his feet to battle back and get a near fall of his own.

Hardy would attempt a Twist of Fate, but Miz would battle back before encountering Whisper in the Wind, but again only for a near fall. The match went to the outside and we saw Hardy walk the barricade like a tightrope before flooring the A-Lister.

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It was all Hardy, but Miz would avoid a Swanton Bomb, before trying - and failing - to get the win with his feet on the ropes.

Hardy tried a roll-up of his own, but Miz kicked out and almost walked straight into a Twist of Fate, but had the guile to counter into a Skull-Crushing Finale for the win!

Verdict: Well, this was just great! An incredibly enjoyable match - and it was even more bizarre to see Miz pick up a clean win - despite his early efforts to con the official. A fun match, and you wouldn't argue if a rematch got announced.

Grade: B+