WWE SmackDown Live Review: Results, Analysis, and Grades for October 18

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Ellsworth Interview

Renee Young interviews the number one contender. He talks about how he can’t believe all the things that have happened to him so far, and he knows he isn’t in Styles’ league. He gets emotional talking about how he will tell his grandkids about this one day.

The six-man tag is next!

Dolph Ziggler, Rhyno & Heath Slater vs Miz & The Spirit Squad

Result: Miz & Spirit Squad win by pinfall (Roll-up)

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Slater & Rhyno explain in a picture-in-picture promo why they saved Ziggler from the Spirit Squad last week. Slater says he wants to be a role model for his kids to look up to; Rhyno says he doesn’t like male cheerleaders. Simple as that.

This combines the two main undercard feuds for SmackDown Live – Miz attempting to get his title back from Dolph Ziggler, and the Spirit Squad seemingly asserting themselves as the next challengers for the tag titles.

The faces take control early in the matchup, with Ziggler coming in on fire against the Spirit Squad.

Ziggler is on a roll, until Maryse grabs his foot and gives the advantage back to her husband’s team. Miz and Ziggler are both down, Rhyno is taken out, and a hot tag to Slater follows. After a pin is broke up by Mikey, he gets Gored out of his shoes. Slater gets knocked into the ropes, Miz hits him with a cheap shot, and Kenny rolls up Slater for the quick pin.