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

10. Murphy's Unique Counter

Ali Buddy Murphy
WWE

This spot was a bit more unique.

Ali went for his rolling tribute to X-Pac's X-Factor mid-way through the match, only to have Buddy power him up into a post position and chuck him to the arena floor. That earned rave reviews from the commentators. They were only too happy to gush over Murphy's deceptive strength.

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