10 Things We Learned From WWE SmackDown (June 6)
10. Money
SmackDown Live! opened not with the separate entrances of the five women competing in the historic first ever women's Money In The Bank ladder match, but of Shane McMahon skipping and dancing his way to ringside as stars of the blue brand's female division patiently awaited his arrival.
Minor profiling irritation aside, the segment was given due prominence and succeeded in making the match feel like a co-main event alongside the mens version also on the show.
In truth, following yet more questionable build for the male equivalent (more on that later), the first-time nature of the match and unpredictability of the outcome make the Women's Title contest substantially more intriguing.
After the all-new white briefcase was unveiled, the microphones were passed around for the competitors to hit their catchphrases (or as Becky Lynch noted to Natalya, Bret Hart's), shortly before Naomi attempted to re-assert her authority on the situation ahead of the six-women tag match due to follow.
Things progressed well up until a redebut of what would turn out to be a very popular performer, so popular in fact that WWE completely misjudged how to script an upcoming conflict...