The top 10 WWE matches of July 2018
With a lackluster (at best) Extreme Rules pay per view during the month, where none of the matches got past third gear, all of July's top ten bouts came on regular, televised programming. Unfortunately, the two biggest expectations on the show - Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler and AJ Styles vs. Rusev - didn't live up to the hype. Perhaps WWE is practicing for next year when those huge new TV deals come in.
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Unsurprisingly, the yellow brand ruled the roost in July, delivering its top two matches which were legitimate match of the year candidates. 205 Live also had a strong showing, with its own best match falling just short of that mark.
SmackDown had some good action and Raw's one match on the list features a couple of names you probably wouldn't be surprised to find here.
As the road to NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and SummerSlam kicked off in earnest, these are the superstars you should be paying close attention to. Their efforts will make or break the summer's two biggest shows, but if these matches are any indication, we're in store for a couple of special nights. Hopefully, the company doesn't screw things up.
#10 Jeff Hardy vs. The Miz (SmackDown, July 3rd)
These two had an excellent match a few months earlier, and they were back at it on SmackDown to kick the month off.
Neither man got a true advantage on the other for most of the match. While it looked like Miz might have begun taking control after ramming Hardy into the barricade outside, the two would go on to trade near falls in the middle of the ring.
Miz almost won when he got his feet on the ropes for a pin, but the referee saw it. When Miz argued, he had his back turned, leading to a Twist of Fate and Swanton Bomb. Hardy retained his championship.