2 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 13)

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2. The Chemistry In That ‘No Holds Barred’ Match

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Finally, some good stuff.

It was damn good too. Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins have so much chemistry together, and their 'No Holds Barred' scrap is well worth seeing even if you're slightly tired of this feud. Seriously, the rivalry has gone on a bit too long, but these guys are gold together when that bell rings.

There were enough bells and whistles to help entertain too. Rey's family got involved, Murphy cost his on/off leader the win and Mysterio took quite the table bump. It'd be churlish to complain about the action here or ask for much more. This was totally rock solid fare.

If this is the blow off between Rey and Seth, then it delivered. It wasn't 'Eye For An Eye' goofy, and it shone a spotlight on everything that's right with these guys as performers. Hopefully, it'll also tell SmackDown's writers that Rollins has his place as backup/secondary heel to Roman on Fridays.

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