10 WWE TV Matches That Were Better Than They Had Any Right To Be

Cast your minds back to a time where the sight of Dolph Ziggler and The Miz locking up wasn't a lazy attempt to make you care about two characters, which have a combined thirty one (!) years of service under their belts for the company.

Feeling as though they were at odds for the majority of that time, it was a surprise to see the wrestlers flung together when SmackDown LIVE became a separate brand again in mid 2016. Not a good surprise, that is. As moves go, it felt stale and like we were heading down a path that no one wanted to take.

Yet, when September rolled around the two had incredibly managed to make us care again. Miz (accompanied by his dastardly wife, Maryse) reminded us all how much he revelled in the role of chicken sh*t heel and Ziggler mustered up a degree of sympathy and adoration that 2019's Seth Rollins wouldn't mind studying. Near falls, Miz' escape attempt and eventual use of pepper spray to blind his foe, added the sports entertainment trimmings to accompany a competitive contest.

Whether it was the fresh new setting of SmackDown LIVE or the pair upping their output standards (Miz' bungee-powerbomb looks as impressive as it is brutal) to compete with their contemporaries, this match could've found its place on a card of more note at any other time.