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2. Braun Strowman (c) Vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt

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This match man. This f*cking match.

Not to be a total downer on this pairing, but where is the evidence that these two can assemble something beyond the glaringly woeful?

The Swamp Fight was an ignoble embarrassment, thanks mostly to everybody indulging in everything that always sucked about the Bray Wyatt character at the same time as indulging in everything that's almost always sucked about the WWE cinematic match. If you liked it, watch more than pro wrestling - a film would blow your f*cking mind.

Their Money In The Bank match was no better. Wyatt's Mr Rogers character didn't fit the level of normalisation they booked, nor was it remotely believable that Strowman was going to return to his dark past, because 'The Monster Among Men' hasn't got the range.

That's been a mammoth problem in this latest chapter. Alexa Bliss' involvement has done nothing to drag out a convincing facial or motivation from the 'Monster Among Men' to the point where neither dweeb is heel or face and Bliss herself has been dragged into a figurative swamp instead of Wyatt's literal one. Fiend should win or he sucks, Strowman can't lose or he sucks, and who exactly is supposed to be getting redemption anyway?

No belt's changing hands in this match, even if spooky sh*t wins the day for the...babyface?

Winner - The Fiend

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