The Usos vs Heath Slater and Rhyno (Smackdown Tag Team Championships):
Grade: 7/10
Once again, this wasn’t a great match, but it did what it set out to achieve. The Usos’ heel work and trash talk throughout the bout was another great continuation of their strong work as of late with their refreshed act, although the clean loss here didn’t do them any favours.
Rhyno and Heath Slater are thankfully still very over with the fans, despite not being featured heavily heading into this bout. ECW and ‘He’s got kids’ chants could be heard in support of Beauty and the Man Beast, and the surprise of seeing them retain the titles was a good way to pop the crowd.
Overall, although this wasn’t a great match, it told a splendid story as the unlikely duo of Slater and Rhyno retained the titles against Jimmy and Jey, who despite losing have a refreshing act once again. Although Slater and Rhyno retained here to keep the fans happy, expect them to lose the gold soon.
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