3 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Mar 11)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Aaaaaand We’re Back!

Charlotte Flair Ronda Rousey
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This was more like it!

Charlotte and Ronda had a tepid promo heart-to-heart earlier in the night, and it sucked, but they made up for that by working a stiff brawl backstage to close SmackDown. Less of that weak promo stuff and more segments like this, please. Again, as referenced earlier, Rousey excels when things are physical.

WWE should play to her strengths way more than they do, being honest. She lacks poise and presence on the mic, and that's unlikely to change. Compare the ineptness of her mic work with this wild and reckless brawl - it's night and day, people.

Flair closed the show by giving Ronda a receipt for that ankle lock last week, and there's a real chance that WWE are creeping towards 'Submission Match' territory with this feud. That wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, especially when both women have credible submission finishes.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 Things We Learned From Vince McMahon On Pat McAfee’s Podcast and 10 Wrestlers Whose Stock Has Risen The Most Since WWE WrestleMania 37!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.