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#4 Apollo Crews (dominated the Intercontinental Champion on WWE SmackDown)

Apollo Crews looked great during this match

Apollo Crews is quickly turning into one of the most dominant heels on WWE SmackDown. This week, he teamed up with The Alpha Academy for a match against Big E and The Street Profits. It was an epic clash between some of the most hard-working superstars in WWE. Each of them played their path to perfection, but in the end, it was Apollo Crews who stood tall.

Crews looked strong against Big E, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford in the same match. He managed to get the upper hand in his interaction with all three superstars on WWE SmackDown. In the closing moments of the match, Otis and Chad Gable teamed up to take out Dawkins. Following that, Ford did a top rope dive to take out The Alpha Academy.

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Back inside the ring, Crews was waiting for his opportunity. As soon as Big E got back on his feet, Crews lifted the Intercontinental Champion and slammed him into the mat. He then pinned Big E to win the match for his team. This was a dominant performance from Crews on WWE SmackDown that balanced his loss against Big E at Fastlane. It will be exciting to see what’s in store for the two superstars in the coming weeks.

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Edited by Kaushik Das