5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown Live! In Newcastle (May 17)

By Michael Hamflett /

2. THE Main Event

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A bona fide ticket-seller for this tour, Daniel Bryan's first clashes with The Miz made headlines in giving fans the first opportunity to see a clash they'd fantasy booked for years.

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Bryan and Miz will almost certainly work a major pay-per-view programme over the next year, and can thus use occasions like this as a place to practice, hone and tweak certain spots with one another until the formula is crystallised.

A neat and tidy affair despite that though, the natural chemistry between the two has existed since Bryan's very first appearance on the maiden edition of the original NXT. It is - and will continue to be - the most rewarding aspect of his recent return.

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