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WWE is a global product and to entertain its fans worldwide, it visits several countries of the world. However, not every country is lucky enough to host an episode of RAW or SmackDown Live like the UK. Despite the time zone difference, the WWE holds episodes in UK to reward the loyalty of the fans twice in a year. They pay a visit to the United Kingdom in May and November. While in the 2017 and 2018 episodes, the focus has been majorly on building the WWE Survivor Series leading to multiple title changes on the show.
There were 4 similarities in the episodes of 2017 and 2018 which have gone unnoticed by the fans-
#4 Becky Lynch faced an opponent she had never faced before
The Irish Lasskicker featured on both the episodes of SmackDown Live which were held in the UK in the November month. She battled two opponents which she had never faced off before and emerged victorious from both the matches. While she went head to head with James Ellsworth in a "Battle of Sexes" in 2017, she defeated NXT's Twisted Sister Nikki Cross in the 2018 edition.
Becky Lynch portrayed a face character in 2017 while she turned heel in SummerSlam 2018 which led to her revival. She calls herself The Man and is now set to battle the Baddest Woman on the Planet, Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series 2018. She was the captain of the SmackDown Women's team at Survivor Series 2017 and was a part of filler matches on Tuesday nights.
#3 Jinder Mahal lost both of his matches which took place in the United Kingdom
The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal was at the peak of his WWE career when he was the WWE Champion on the SD Live show. He was in the sixth month of his lackluster reign and fans wanted a new champion. This led to Shane McMahon announcing a championship match between Mahal and Styles in the main event of the UK special episode of SD Live where AJ lifted the title in a historic win. Nobody on the SmackDown roster has been able to win the title from Styles since then.
This past week, Jinder Mahal faced off against Apollo Crews and once again lost his match as he is no longer booked as a credible superstar he was once before. Crews pinned Mahal in just 3 minuted to win the match on RAW.
#2 Sasha Banks and Bayley battled together in a tag team match on RAW
Sasha Banks and Bayley paired up in a tag team match on the UK episode of RAW in 2017 to defeat the team of Nia Jax and Alicia Fox. The match was a part of the build to the Survivor Series match.
The duo of Sasha and Bayley was joined by the Queen of Harts, Natalya in the UK special of 2018 as they teamed up to face the trio of Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan. RAW's captain Alexa Bliss set this match up to pick her team for the tag team elimination match. In a rematch of WWE Evolution, the two teams fought hard for 17 minutes before the match ended in a no contest. This match ended to be meaningless as no announcements were made by Alexa Bliss regarding the Survivor Series match.
#1 Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins lost their RAW tag team championships
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins walked in the UK as the reigning RAW tag team champs in 2017 but lost their titles before the night ended thanks to a surprise interference by the New Day. The distraction allowed Cesaro and Sheamus to steal the titles as this led to a match between the S.H.I.E.L.D and the New Day at Survivor Series 2017.
The story was different in 2018 as Seth Rollins had been betrayed by Dean Ambrose after the duo won the tag titles. The Kingslayer alone defended the titles against the AOP and Akam and Rezar defeated him to win the tag titles. Ambrose came out after the match to execute a beatdown on his former S.H.I.E.L.D brother.
