WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from October 28

WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from October 28

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Undisputed WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns returned to television Friday night on SmackDown just eight days before a monumental clash with social media megastar Logan Paul at Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

What did The Tribal Chief have to say about his upcoming defense, and how did he address the recent dissension within The Bloodline between Jey Uso and “Honorary Uce” Sami Zayn?

Find out with this recap of a show that also featured an open challenge from SmackDown Women’s champion Ronda Rousey.

Brawling Brutes vs. Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn

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Sami Zayn stressed the importance of Roman Reigns seeing The Bloodline’s arms raised in victory ahead of his arrival to the arena tonight. That started, he said, with him and Solo Sikoa defeating The Brawling Brute’s Butch and Ridge Holland.

With Undisputed WWE Tag Team champions The Usos watching from ringside, it started promisingly, with Sikoa delivering a uranage to Butch on the ring apron and seizing control ahead of the commercial break.

The dissension within The Bloodline proved costly, as has been the case in recent weeks, with an argument at ringside between Zayn and Jey Uso causing a distraction and allowing Butch and Holland to score a quality win.

After the match, the bickering continued, with Jimmy appearing particularly perturbed by everything around him. This brought out Reigns, who made his way to the ring ahead of another break.

The match itself was good, but that should not be a surprise to anyone who has been paying even the slightest attention. Butch and Holland have developed into a quality team, while Zayn and Sikoa have their own blossoming chemistry.

The match was story-heavy, with a lot of attention paid to outside factors, and that may have hurt the overall quality. With that said, nothing here was intended to be a classic. Rather, it was the latest chapter in a much more significant and overarching storyline that will, hopefully, make stars of all involved.

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Result

Butch and Holland defeated Sikoa and Zayn

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Grade

C+

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Top Moments

• Zayn rallying the troops, only to be met by varying facial expressions by the genuine uces around him, will never not be funny.
• Jey Uso jumping onto the apron, poised to intervene while still not trusting that Zayn can actually represent The Bloodline effectively and win the match, was great character stuff that just reflects the little things he has been extremely good at over the last two years.
• Jey pulled Zayn out of harm’s way, only to spark another argument with the Honorary Uce. 

Roman Reigns Addressed The Bloodline

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A visibly frustrated Reigns joined The Bloodline in the ring, undoubtedly ready to address the petty in-fighting that had defined the faction of late.

Reigns demanded a resolution to the issues gripping the group, to which Zayn put his hand out to Jey in a gesture of solidarity, only for the tag team champion to unload weeks of frustration on his associate.

Reigns warned his cousin that if his resistance to Zayn continues, he will rename the Honorary Uce “Sami Uso,” to which the crowd popped and Uso…