3 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Aug 30)

4. Women's Title Scene Feels Like It's Missing Something

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Similarly, it's hard to put a finger on exactly what is missing from the female division on SmackDown. Things should be looking up, the women on the brand will soon have a title belt to joust over, and some new faces have been introduced to the main roster.

It's difficult to shake the feeling that there's a lack of excitement though. Over on Monday Night Raw, Charlotte and Sasha Banks were engaged in a feud that had some story to it. Meanwhile on SmackDown, the writers are trying to build something between Nikki Bella and Carmella, but it all just feels so rushed.

Perhaps once that first champion has been established things will calm down a little. There's something unnecessary about throwing almost every single female on the roster out there for multi-woman matches. It'd be nicer if WWE could focus on one solitary issue with the title, whilst building another to then determine a fresh contender.

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