WWE SmackDown Live: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for Oct. 3

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The Usos Read The New Day Their Rights

My God. I don’t think any other superstar has benefited more from the Brand Split than the Usos. Right now, they’re the best promo. They feed off each other, their cadence and delivery is on point, and I am hanging on every word they say.

By stepping into Hell in a Cell, the New Day are stepping into Usos territory. They have had the tag team division on lockdown, since day 1(ish). However the New Day comes out and deliver the Usos their “Lefts.” Like how New Day left their last match as the SmackDown Tag Team Champions.

This is the best title scene on the Blue Brand right now, and it might be throughout all of WWE. The two teams have put on 4-star matches every time they face one another. And I don’t expect that to change at Hell in a Cell. WWE is billing this as the final showdown between the two, but honestly doubt anything they do after this rivalry will be as exciting.

Jinder Mahal Promo

Jinder starts the promo in Punjabi. Eventually, he, for the first time, admits that he cheats to win and that he’s okay with it. He tells Nakamura that at Hell in the Cell, he will regret ever stepping in the ring.

Tye Dillinger vs. Baron Corbin

Dillinger def. Corbin via Schoolboy Rollup

Rating: 1/5

I rated the match so low because it was so short. But everything about this program I have enjoyed. As I mentioned earlier, their feud has really brought out the best in Tye, and the fans seem to be responded. Similarly, this story arch for Corbin has made his character a bit more interesting. Last week, Corbin promised that he wouldn’t cut corners to defeat AJ Styles for the United States Championship.

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And it seemed like this week, he tried to follow through on that promise. Towards the end of the match, Corbin throws Dillinger into the announcer’s booth, similar to how the match played out last week. But instead of staying in the ring to wait for the count-out, Corbin rolls the Perfect 10 back into the ring. Unfortunately for Corbin, that ends up costing him the match.

I’ve maintained that everything that has happened to Corbin has more to do with character consistency. In kayfabe, Corbin is far from a polished in-ring competitor, but he is able to rely heavily on his god-given talent. While he wallowed in the under card, this god given ability won him a lot of matches. But now, against the best of the best, that lack of work ethic isn’t going to cut it.

AJ Styles echos that sentiment in a post-match vignette.Stating that unless Corbin grinds day after day, he’ll never beat him at Hell in a Cell.