WWE SmackDown Review: Results, Analysis and Grades for Oct. 8

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Randy Orton & Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt & Braun Strowman

Result: Randy Orton & Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt & Braun Strowman via DQ.

Rating: 2.75 out of 5 stars

Orton starts off the match against Bray Wyatt. The match spills to the outside early and Orton nails Wyatt with a clothesline. Strowman is tagged in and tosses Orton. Reigns gets the tag in and stares down Strowman.

Orton eventually makes the blind tag, and he and Reigns attempt to wear down Strowman. The Black Sheep of the Wyatt Family knocks both men down and continues to dominate Orton. Wyatt gets tagged in, but quickly tags Strowman back in. Orton manages to get the hot tag to Reigns.

Reigns uses his quickness to get a small amount of momentum against Strowman. He attempts a Samoan drop, but can’t get Strowman up on his shoulders. Reigns does get Strowman trapped in the ropes on the apron, and hits a Superman Punch that knocks Strowman down off of the ring.

Wyatt and Reigns end up outside the ring and Reigns tosses him into the time keeping area. Wyatt grabs a chair and hits it directly into the ribs of Reigns for the disqualification.

After the match Wyatt hits Reigns with the chair. Wyatt sets up for Sister Abigail in the ring, but gets jumped by Orton. Strowman comes in and attempts to choke out Orton, but Reigns hits him with a Superman Punch and dumps him out of the ring. Wyatt attempts the Sister Abigail on Reigns again, but is pushed directly into an RKO. Reigns follows it up with a Spear to end SmackDown standing tall.

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