3 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Smackdown (Jan 10)

2. Hart Of The Matter

Last week, it was announced that Nikki Bella and Natalya would face off in a one-on-one match on this week's show. When Bella was walking backstage before the bout, though, Natalya attacked her, leaving her in a corridor. Natalya thought that meant Bella wouldn't show for the match, but she didn't give "Fearless Nikki" enough credit.

Bella made a beeline for the ring and took Natalya down with a double-leg. This led to a long brawl in the ring and around the ringside area that saw both women trading the upper hand. The match never actually started, though - there was just a lot of rolling around and throwing each other.

Eventually, referees came down to separate the women, but Natalya threw Bella out of the ring, hurting her leg. After that, Nattie locked Bella in a Sharpshooter to end the segment.

This had potential, but it went on so long that whatever point they were initially trying to make was well and truly lost by the end. Also, Natalya's Sharpshooter was about the worst Sharpshooter ever, and JBL positively compared it to Bret Hart's.