WWE SmackDown Review: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for Sept. 12
By Rob Furness
WWE.com
Tag Team Championship Match: Sin City Street Fight
The Usos Vs. The New Day
The New Day def. The Usos via Trouble in Paradise
Rating: 2.5/ 5
After winning a match two weeks ago to determine the stipulation for their rematch the power-houses of the SmackDown Tag Team Division square off once again. The stipulation the Usos selected was a Sin City Street Fight, which meant to tag-in, count outs, or DQ. An odd selection because the New Day have a 3rd member in their stable that could interfere. Even more surprisingly, the New Day opted to keep Xavier Woods in the back so the Usos had no excuse to whine or complain after the match. It literally made no sense, and was obviously poorly thought out.
What happens in Vegas, ECHOES in Vegas!
— WWE (@WWE) September 13, 2017
Example: The @WWEUsos with kendo stick in hand... #SDLive #StreetFight pic.twitter.com/JILPgViXSX
The law of diminishing returns dictated that eventually these two teams would have a less-than-superb match. And I think this may have been it. Then again, maybe it wasn’t. Commercials dominated a large portion of this match. The build up to the finish was exciting, but everything before that was forgettable.
It will be interesting to see where the division goes from here. There are a number of pushed teams that would excel in a feud with the New Day.