12 Ups & 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jun 25)

3. Ember Moon Looks Like An Idiot

Ember Moon
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WWE have done a tremendous job of making Ember Moon, a supposed 'War Goddess,' look like a complete buffoon lately, with the hyper-athletic former NXT standout throwing a toddler's temper tantrum when Mandy Rose and 'The Shooter's Shooter' Sonya Deville slapped a Nintendo Switch out of her hands.

The rivalry made it to the ring last night, and... yeahhh, Ember still looks like a dummy.

Sonya took the win in little over a minute. Not a problem in itself and it achieved the intended storyline development, but the finish stunk, with Rose pulling a textbook WWE distraction finish, allowing Sonya Shibata to post 'The Shenom' for the victory.

The problem with such conclusions is that the victim almost never comes off well, and that was the case here. Moon took her eye off the ball. She got taken out of the game by someone who can't touch her without prompting a disqualification and now, sadly, Ember is just another dumbass WWE babyface.

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