3 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Mar 25)

2. Another ‘Up’ For Energy

Sasha Banks Queen Zelina Shayna Baszler
WWE.com

All four gals in the Women's Tag Title preview did their able best too. Sasha Banks, Queen Zelina, Shayna Baszler and Rhea Ripley all brought it and at least tried to suck people into their upcoming tag four-way at 'Mania next week. Much like Shin and Uso, they get an 'Up' for effort.

It was also nice to see Shayna in this kind of setting again - she relishes the chance to get physical and mix it in competitive matches. Christ knows why WWE don't see that, or push her as someone who's a lone wolf rather than someone who plays rent-a-tag-team-partner for others.

Sasha and Naomi seem like they're being lined up as the next Women's Tag Champs, so this was perhaps a bid to gauge how fans would react to that. Banks locked her submission finish on Zelina for the win, then she and Naomi did the standard 'Mania sign pointing gimmick.

Maybe there is hope for this division after all.

Advertisement
Contributor

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.