3 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Jan 15)

3. An Obstacle Course…

Bayley Bianca Belair
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Some WWE fans may recall the horror of NXT between 2010-2012. Back then, those three letters were responsible for some of the worst "sports entertainment" that Vince McMahon could come up with. For proof, check out the old obstacle course variety show crap they once peddled.

Then realise that it'll be happening in 2021 too.

Bayley challenged Bianca Belair to run an obstacle course with her on next week's SmackDown. Belair's perplexed expression in the attached pic above says it all. Honestly, who thinks this is a great idea that'll snare viewers flipping channels on Friday nights? It's a terrible concept, one that makes Bayley look like a goof.

If she doesn't attack Bianca mid-sprints and get serious again, then this feud is toast. Hearing Michael Cole call her "Harry Potter" and seeing Bayley run through woeful material on a subpar 'Miz TV' knock off isn't as pulsating as watching her rip people apart with a steel chair.

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