WWE SmackDown Live Review: Results, Analysis and Grades for September 20

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SmackDown Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders Match
Usos vs American Alpha

Result: Usos def. American Alpha by pinfall (Samoan Splash)

Rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars

Gable is finally medically cleared after having his knee messed up by the Usos and missing their shot at the tag team championship tournament. They get a prematch taped promo about Gable being back, and both men talk about how now it’s personal and Gable is still standing.

The Usos just want to keep causing havoc and running the tag team division. Heath Slater and Rhyno are watching backstage, eating Cheez Whiz and waiting to see who their next challengers are.

American Alpha come out swinging, with Gable taking the fight right to the Usos. Eventually, Gable gets his leg caught in the ropes, and the Usos take advantage of his recently healed injury.

Gable eventually finds an opening and gets the hot tag to Jason Jordan. A series of overhead belly-to-belly suplexes follows, and down go the straps for Jordan. The Usos manage a blind tag, and hit a superkick and Samoan Splash. Gable manages to break it up at 2.9.

Gable is in too much pain on the apron to get tagged in, so Jordan tries to go it alone. Jordan gets caught with a superkick, and Gable’s leg gets taken out. A Samoan Splash follows, and the Usos are facing Heath Slater and Rhyno at No Mercy.

Great story told by American Alpha, where Jordan put the health of his teammate ahead of a title opportunity. No doubt that they will have more shots down the line, and the extent of the injury makes sense for Alpha to lose. A great match between these guys.

Slater & Rhyno Backstage

Slater starts talking about how they can beat the Usos again, since they’ve done it before. The Usos show up and talk about how they competed twice in one night at Backlash, and still almost won. The Usos talk about busting Slater’s knees, and sending his kids back to the mudhole they came from. A tense staredown ends the segment.

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