2 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE WrestleMania SmackDown (April 1)
3. “Bitch!”
No, no, no, no, no. NO!
WWE's women shouldn't have to resort to busting out the 'B' word when they want to be taken seriously. This, unfortunately, has the opposite effect. Whereas Ronda Rousey's sparring promo was short and to the point, Charlotte Flair's was standard Diva-esque bullsh*t.
She didn't need to call Rousey a "bitch", but she did anyway. That word can work if used sparingly, but it's nonchalantly scripted for women when a pay-per-view bout is right around the corner. Could pro wrestling come up with something else as a replacement, please?
Flair's speech didn't do much to get one excited for the actual match either. Her feud with Rousey has been all over the bloody place; one week, they're working physical spots that reek of intensity. The next, they're trading insults like teenage brats.