13 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (July 23)
1. Trope City
Amongst WWE's most tedious tropes is the "distraction leading to roll-up finish," and that's what we got when Ember Moon met Charlotte Flair last night, with 'The Shenom' besting SmackDown's ace in little over 30 seconds.
It came when Bayley arrived almost as soon as the match had begun. The beloved and benevolent babyface champion took apparent glee in distracting Flair, with Ember "stealing one" for the 1-2-3, taking a W that will look nice on her résumé but, as is always the case in situations like this, matter little in the long-run.
That this tiny infraction was the show's biggest Down says a lot, and it's not worth screaming into the void about finishes like this again. On top of this, the bout was saved by an awesome post-match angle. We'll get to that in a bit...