6 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (30 Aug - Results & Review)

2. Even At 2-2!

Andrade Carmelo Hayes
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Sometimes, a writer's got to throw his hands up and admit he was dead wrong. This guy has been up and down (ahem) on the ongoing series between Carmelo Hayes and Andrade thus far, but they've started cooking in-ring regularly, and that's over-riding the lack of story they had coming into this rivalry.

The matches themselves have been getting better and better the more these two work together. Friday's was perhaps their best yet. Now, following Melo's win, the series is locked at 2-2. That means there's a rubber bout coming, and the winner will probs go on to challenge LA Knight for the US Title.

Hayes going 3-2 then getting back in LA's face sounds logical.

Andrade was brought back for things like this. He's never going to be WWE's top priority, but he can put on some quality matches and help springboard pet projects like Carmelo to that next level. Their fifth match should be well-worth seeing, so don't miss it.

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