5 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Feb 9 - Results & Review)

4. Top Tag-Team Wrestling

Tommaso Ciampa DIY Tyler Bate Pete Dunne
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This writer still has some concerns about the lack of noise DIY have been hearing from crowds, but they're still one hell of a tag-team when the bell rings. Meanwhile, Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate have seized the chance to show what they can do as British Strong Style, and now they're the number one contenders.

BSS will challenge Judgment Day for the belts come Chamber.

WWE handed these teams approx 10 minutes and apparently didn't interfere too much in the bout's layout. This was all Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Bate and Dunne. The results surely speak for themselves; these guys had fun out there, and the fans warmed to their work the longer it went on.

There's just something special about simply-produced, no-frills tag-team wrestling. It'll always have a place on any card, especially when there's something up for grabs like there was here. Also, bonus point: Ciampa didn't turn on Gargano!

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