17 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (Aug 27)

8. Buddy Kicking Out Right After Three

Ali Buddy Murphy
WWE

Final one from these guys.

After Ali hit his match-winning 450 Splash on Buddy Murphy, his victim kicked out immediately following the referee's three count. That sold how competitive the match had been and let everyone watching know how fine the margins between victory and loss in KOTR are.

Ali and Buddy did more for the tournament than any number of on-throne promos could.

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