6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (July 2)

5. Last Man Standing

Kevin Owens Sami Zayn
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Confession time.

This scribbler wasn't thrilled when Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville told an outraged Sami Zayn that he'd be working Kevin Owens in a 'Last Man Standing' match last week. However, even he who hates all these rematches must admit that these old rivals brought it and produced a slow-burning epic.

"Fight forever" didn't need to be literal, but damn was this good or what? The table bump was phenomenally-worked, and KO's fighting spirit came to the fore as the bout roared towards a satisfying conclusion. If WWE must book endless strings of rematches, then they need to be this well-done from here on out.

Creative should consider splitting these guys up for a while now though. Nobody needs to see Sami and Kevin wrestle for at least another 12 months, especially after a blowoff this stunning. It was so good, in fact, that it's getting another 'Up'...

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