4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Feb 11)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Main Event’s Closing Stretch

Naomi Charlotte Flair
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A good crowd enhances everything.

Fans in New Orleans wanted to believe that Naomi could snatch the SmackDown Women's Title away from Charlotte Flair and enjoy a brief run pre-WrestleMania. Their hopes helped the closing sequence of the main event become a killer treat that made the babyface look better than countless segments opposite Sonya Deville ever could.

Naomi is damn good when she's in the zone and playing that fiery babyface persona. Similarly, Flair excels when she drops the 'too cool for school' approach to matches and actually lets rivals get the upper hand every so often. Honestly, go and watch the final two-three minutes of this one.

It's a compliment to the agent who helped put the match together that fans were so into it. Also, Charlotte has dropped more belts than most over the years, so her title bouts do come with a bit of danger. What an adventure this 20-minute headliner was, especially near the end.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 10 Wrestlers Who Couldn't Stand Being Hated and WWE 2K22: 10 Improvements On 2K20 You Need To Know About!

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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.