15 WWE SummerSlam 2018 Impulse Reactions

15. Mixed Doubles

Little to say about the opening contest on this year's pre-show, other than to note WWE at least afforded the quartet more dignity than the six that had to go out in front of an Impact Zone's-worth of people the prior year.

Back then, The Miz and The Miztourage had to do battle with Jason Jordan and The Hardy Boyz in front of roughly the same amount of fans that were still there for the end of the Roman Reigns/Samoa Joe match earlier this year.

Not the case in 2018. Lana and Zelina Vega had their foibles thankfully masked by their partners, but the match failed to penetrate excitatory synapse in a manner the pairs had done with a force in NXT.

It's easily forgotten that 'The Bulgarian Brute' and 'Ravishing Russian' were part of the developmental system, particularly as they didn't engage in TakeOver encounters as captivating as the ones contested by Almas and Vega.

Zelina over Lana with her feet on the rope was the right result in the right manner. The placement on the card was dead, dead wrong. All four deserved better.