Best and worst of SmackDown Live- 1 Jan, 2019

SmackDown Live just kicked the year off with a winner
SmackDown Live just kicked the year off with a winner

#1 Worst: The ref botch

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This was a very clear botch to see from the referee
This was a very clear botch to see from the referee

Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe took each other on at the top of the show. This was a puzzling decision. How did the other four men automatically qualify for the main event, but not these two? Especially someone like Mustafa Ali, who's only been on the roster for a while.

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However, what happened during this match was a pretty silly botch. Samoa Joe choked Jeff Hardy out on the floor, leaving him unable to continue. I suppose the planned finish was for Hardy to pass out, on the outside.

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Jeff Hardy had to scurry back into the ring and get locked in the Coquina Clutch again It was clear as day to all assembled in the arena that there had been a botch.

This was a pretty black spot on an otherwise solid match.

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