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After suffering a loss to Jack Swagger on SmackDown Live, Baron Corbin bounced back with a victory over the Real American Sunday at WWE No Mercy.
WrestlingInc.com broke down how the match ended:
WWE shared an image of the finish:
The rivalry between Corbin and Swagger started a few weeks ago when the All-American American made the leap from Raw to SmackDown after it was revealed that his contract with the red brand had reached its conclusion.
Swagger stood up to the Lone Wolf during an attack on Apollo Crews, which set the wheels in motion for a feud that took center stage at No Mercy.
Prior to their clash Sunday night, however, Corbin and Swagger had a match on the go-home edition of SmackDown.
That bout came to be after Corbin talked trash about Swagger in a backstage interview, as seen in this video courtesy of WWE:
Swagger was ruled the winner of the match when the referee deemed that Corbin tapped out to the ankle lock, although he appeared to be reaching for the ropes rather than submitting.
The official"s ruling sent Corbin into a rage, as he tossed around the steel steps and dismantled the announce table in disgust:
Due to the controversy surrounding the finish, Corbin was given a rematch and an opportunity to redeem himself at No Mercy.
While the match was essentially a throw-in on a card that was already filled with high-stakes matches, it was significant for Corbin in terms of attempting to build momentum.
Even though he won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 in his first match on the main roster, Corbin has struggled to make much progress since getting called up from NXT.
He is in need of continued character development and decisive wins in some of his rivalries, and he had a chance to make a bit of headway Sunday.
The natural assumption when Swagger made the leap to SmackDown was that the veteran former world champion would put Corbin over and help him take the next step by giving him a victory over an experienced opponent.
That is precisely what happened at No Mercy, but Corbin needs much more than a single pay-per-view victory over Swagger to become a major player for the blue brand.
Beating Swagger could be a launching point for the Lone Wolf, however, the creative team must soon come up with an intriguing angle involving him to ensure that he can develop into one of SmackDown"s top heels.
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Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2667950-baron-corbin-vs-jack-swagger-winner-and-reaction-from-wwe-no-mercy-2016
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