Best and Worst of SmackDown Live Before SummerSlam

#3 Worst: Predictable outcomes

We could have guessed the outcome of every match, before it even happened — We could have guessed the outcome of every

What made RAW exciting last night was the unpredictability, from Heyman macing Reigns in the face with pepper spray, to Dean Ambrose's unexpected return. Every match on SmackDown Live was easy to predict. We all knew that the guys on the SummerSlam card would go over. As a result, it was hard to be invested in these encounters, at all.

VICTORY for #ElIdolo! Will @Zelina_VegaWWE & @AndradeCienWWE's arms be raised this Sunday at #SummerSlam! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/FS9dtIRjD0
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2018

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Maybe the only real surprise during the show was the letter from AJ Styles' wife.

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