6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (18 July - Results & Review)

3. Andrade & Rey Fenix = Right Choice

Andrade Rey Fenix
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Earlier, it was said that fans can do some heavy lifting if Charlotte Flair doesn't over-egg her babyface work. Speaking of heavy lifting, it's the trusty SmackDown doubles division! This scene has delivered the goods all year, hasn't it? Here, we got a fun little 4-way tag sprint between DIY, Motor City Machine Guns, Fraxiom and the relatively newer team of Andrade and Rey Fenix.

Got to say again: The actual champs Wyatt Sicks are the worst part about this division. This match hammered home that point - SmackDown’s tag division was much better before they came back into the mix. Now, the absolute best thing that can happen is Andrade and Fenix winning the belts then working bangers with everyone else.

These honorary Lucha Bros (ahem) should fly all the way to the top. Perhaps literally.

Look out for some awesome pin breakups here if you watch the match back, mainly from Fenix. He’s so inventive in-ring, which won't come as a shocker to anybody who enjoyed his work over on the AEW side. Whether as a singles or in tags with his brother Penta and now Andrade, Rey has something special to offer. He's cooled off since a fab WWE debut, but that's OK. More awe-inspiring matches and moments await.

Andrade and Fenix were the correct choice to win this 4-way. They've captured the imaginations of fans, and they're surely champions elect once WWE gets bored of Lumis and Gacy/this whole Wyatt Sicks dominating the division thing. The scary good bouts 'El Idolo' and partner could have with literally everybody else makes one impatient for that day.

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