5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Jan 14)

By Michael Hamflett /

4. Wrestling With Your Feelings

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A lame duck that petered out early due to the three performers popping at their own patter rather the paltry material, the second Rachel Bonnetta segment had all the charmlessness of the first and did even less for Fire & Desire than it did for inaugural patient Bayley.

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Crossover bullsh*t like this works in extremely small doses, and there'll likely not be another Bonnetta segment for another several weeks, but just because the vignettes are spaced out like CM Punk appearances it doesn't mean they're remotely as welcome.

The fluff was in high supply on this episode too, with special guest Freddie Prinze Jr ready to walk into the weakest semi-regular segment...

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