4 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night’s WWE SmackDown (Aug 7)

1. Reigns And Rusev Show That WWE's Future Is Bright

There have been several Roman Reigns vs. Rusev matches in the last few months. Since not all the top guys work Smackdown, they go to this match every month or so because they are stars of the future that have great chemistry. This match was very good just like the others they have had. Rusev's offense looks crisp and he's athletic guy for a man his size. He has improved so much in the last two years. It followed the typical formula of a big match where the heel Rusev was in control for much of it, then Reigns hit a Superman Punch and when Summer Rae thought about interfering, Lana showed up to stop that. Lana took down Summer and the two women in their short skirts managed to pop the crowd because...well...look at how hot they are. Lana nailed a slap and left. That set the match up for the hot finish with Rusev getting furious about a nearfall after a superkick. Reigns came back with the Spear to get the win in a match that went about 15 minutes. Reigns winning clean is no surprise since he wins so much and if he ever loses, it won't be clean.
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