WWE SmackDown Results and Analysis | October 8, 2021

Top of the Card

Men's Singles
King of the Ring - Round 1

Finn Balor
4-2 (Overall: 5-2, Last 5: 3-2)
Win Probability: 46.7%

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Cesaro
12-5 (Overall: 16-9, Last 5: 4-1)
Win Probability: 53.3%

Underdog win! Finn Balor won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 46.7%!
This was the 4th main event singles match of 2021 that Finn Balor has participated in.
This was the 3rd time Finn Balor and Cesaro have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Finn Balor leads the series 3-0. The most recent match was 1439 days ago at Monday Night RAW on October 30, 2017 where Finn Balor won.
Prior to this match it had been 35 days since Cesaro had competed in a WWE match.

Women's Singles
Queen's Crown - Round 1

Carmella
3-10-1 (Overall: 4-13-1, Last 5: 1-3-1)
Win Probability: 51.7%

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Liv Morgan
4-8-1 (Overall: 6-12-1, Last 5: 2-2-1)
Win Probability: 48.3%

This was the 6th time Carmella and Liv Morgan have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Liv Morgan leads the series 3-2-1. The most recent match was 7 days ago at SmackDown on October 1, 2021.

Middle of the Card

Women's Singles
Queen's Crown - Round 1

Zelina Vega
2-6 (Overall: 2-8, Last 5: 2-3)
Win Probability: 23.1%

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Toni Storm
1-1 (Overall: 2-1, Last 5: 2-1)
Win Probability: 76.9%

Improbable win! Zelina Vega won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 23.1%!
This was the 2nd time Zelina Vega and Toni Storm have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. The series is tied 1-1. The most recent match was 77 days ago at SmackDown on July 23, 2021 where Toni Storm won.
With this win, Zelina Vega has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Toni Storm had competed in a WWE match.

Men's Singles
King of the Ring - Round 1

Sami Zayn
5-12 (Overall: 7-19, Last 5: 4-1)
Win Probability: 51.4%

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Rey Mysterio
4-5 (Overall: 15-13, Last 5: 2-3)
Win Probability: 48.6%

This was the 2nd opening singles match of 2021 that Sami Zayn has participated in.
This was the 2nd time Sami Zayn and Rey Mysterio have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. The series is tied 1-1. The most recent match was 809 days ago at Monday Night RAW on July 22, 2019 where Rey Mysterio won.
With this win, Sami Zayn has now won 4 singles matches in a row.
Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Sami Zayn and 28 days since Rey Mysterio had competed in a WWE match.

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