3 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (17 May - Results & Review)

1. This Title Reign Is Sputtering Along

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Man, what's going on?

Bayley had some fire coming out of WrestleMania after vanquishing old Damage CTRL stablemate IYO SKY, but her title reign hasn't been as epic as people hoped it would be thus far. Now, she's warring with Chelsea Green in a scenario that screams 'B-tier mini story'. Things don't look great for babyface Bayley.

OK, so it's far too soon to properly spit the dummy just yet, but concerns are valid. Look at the facts: Bayley was handed a friendly situation vs. Naomi, then Tiffany Stratton got involved to third wheel and now...it's Chelsea. That's a step down. Green is entertaining, but she can't be taken seriously as a threat to the gold right now.

Bayley is set to skip King & Queen Of The Ring (unless something changes late on), and doesn't really have any viable foes on the horizon generally. Stratton seemed like a goer, but WWE has moved on from that for the time being. Also, seeing Bayley revert to the cackling had this fan palming his forehead.

No more of that, please!

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