9 Ups & 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (18 Oct)
4. It's A New Bay, Yes It Is
A gentle up for here the intention of the segment if not always the content and delivery, a Miz TV explanation of Bayley's turn from the 'Hugger' herself and her tacitly condescending best friend Sasha Banks at least delivered what it promised.
After staying silent whilst Banks and Miz did most of the talking, Bayley solemnly noted what she felt had been a rather one-sided give-and-take relationship with the fans before cribbing Vince McMahon's "life sucks, and then you die" exclamation for big boos.
And to be fair, that's what most of this got. It wasn't the most convincing or captivating of segments, but it got a lot of heat for the division's new top heel. Mission accomplished for now, at least.
Having seen it as part of a full entrance, the new music might need a bit of a touch-up, but these things usually get tweaked from the original anyway.