Top 5 WWE Moments Of The Week (October 1-7, 2018)

This week wasn't that eventful on WWE's televised programming, but Super Show-Down delivered in a way that the Greatest Royal Rumble in April didn't. Since these international mega shows are set to become the norm, they'll need to feel bigger than glorified house shows, and Super Show-Down started the process well.

What moments this week stood out?

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#5 "One night in Milwaukee"

As he promised last week, Aiden English presented his video evidence. There's obviously more to this story, as Aiden English cut the video at an opportune moment, but it did its job in increasing anticipation and sowing doubts in Rusev's trust of Lana.

For a WWE that usually sticks to the same tired formula when it comes to building feuds, this was a welcome break. It's nice to see SmackDown treating even its lower mid-card feuds with this much effort.

You can only watch so many ambushes and screwy finishes before you get tired. More segments like this, please.

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#4 Legend vs. general

While overrated, this was still one of the best women's matches of 2018 and easily the best of the Mae Young Classic so far. Meiko Satomura and Mercedes Martinez beat the snot out of each other. It was a chess match between the two women until one of them made a mistake. That happened to be Mercedes Martinez, which permitted Satomura to land two high-speed kicks to claim victory and move on to the third round of the tournament.

William Regal has said the match is one that will be watched throughout the years and given his position of power in the Performance Center, he might well be right. It's a shame that these two women likely won't be signed to per appearance contracts because their presence would elevate Evolution a great deal.

#3 Thermonuclear heat

There's nuclear heat and then there's this. This was hydrogen bomb heat! The Seattle crowd's outpouring of hatred on Elias and Kevin Owens on this week's Raw can only be rivaled by the things Tommaso Ciampa has done in NXT this year.

Elias clearly struck a nerve and it was the single most entertaining segment of the entire week. It's a shame that he's basically a comedy jobber, because he's one of the few in today's industry that gets genuine heel heat, and he's good enough in the ring to deserve a mid-card push.

#2 What Dean?

While the match didn't come close to the Raw tag team title match at Hell in a Cell, Super-Showdown's six-man tag team match did a great job in furthering the possibility that Dean Ambrose could turn heel on the Shield. In everything from a missed Superman Punch from Roman Reigns to his posture on the ring apron with his opponents on the other three sides, subtle hints were dropped in a way WWE usually isn't good at.

Could a Shield triple threat be in store for WrestleMania 35? Dean Ambrose will have a lot to do with whether the answer is yes or no.

#1 You deserve it

In an electric match, Buddy Murphy toppled Cedric Alexander to win the Cruiserweight Championship in his hometown. It was a well-deserved triumph. After all the stellar work he's put in on 205 Live this year, Buddy Murphy got rewarded.

Let's hope his reward wasn't just a one-night thing, either. There is the possibility he drops the championship back to Alexander and only won because it was in his hometown. That would be a mistake. Murphy deserves a good run with the title and is the better man for the job than Alexander at this time. The fact that he ended Alexander's 2018 undefeated streak gives us room to hope that will be the case.