WWE No Mercy 2016: Ranking Every Match From Worst To Best

4. Smackdown Tag Titles: Heath Slater & Rhyno (c) Vs. The Usos

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Result: Rhyno gores Jey Uso to retain the titles (10:20).

Rating: The ending seemed pretty clear-cut from the outset, so what a surprise it was to see the unlikely champs actually retain.

Slater got to nail some excellent high-offense (such as that Top-Rope Powerslam) and prove how under-valued he's been for years, so hopefully WWE are paying attention to how warmly the crowd are receiving him: perhaps that's exactly why they didn't drop the titles here.

It probably ran longer than it needed to and the decision to have the Usos lose is quite odd given their heel repackaging, but if it keeps the belts on Rhyno and Slater, it's no bad thing. Solid work all-around. 6/10

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