[2018-12-11-WWE-SmackDown] Daniel Bryan vs Mustafa Ali

[ShittyLittleBoots]

Mostly dominated by Bryan as Ali fights from underneath. It was the dynamic that was to be expected, and it was a dynamic that worked greatly with the 2. Loved Bryan's work over Ali, in particular the leg destruction towards the end was really awesome & Ali's comebacks were terrific; the first one w/ him delivering 2 superkicks was oh so good - even the superkick back to the head, which usually looks like crap when delivered by most of other wrestlers (hello Marufuji) looked like an absolute shotgun shot or something. Very good stuff even w/ the commercials killing the thing's flow at times a bit. More of these two against each other please. ***1/2

[KB8]

Thought this was a really nice wee TV match. Surly Bryan is so fun and this was largely him beating on Ali in nasty ways. Loved him just pulling at Ali’s face, yanking him back by the nose during the surfboard, the kicks, the mean muggin. The commercial breaks were annoying because it meant we missed most of Ali’s comebacks, which largely seemed to consist of bursts of HIGH OCTANE OFFENCE. Ali’s taken a wild bump every single time I’ve seen him and he took an awesome crash into the ring post here. That last little string of leg work didn’t last long, but it looked good and the heel hook will always be a favourite of mine (and Bryan’s looks great). People seem to be all in on this heel turn as well which is nice.