4 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Oct 15)

Downs...

4. Belt Snatching In The Women's Division

After her feud with Sasha Banks produced two Match of the Year candidates, Bayley's next opponent for her Women's Championship was always going to be something of a step down. Short of rushing Asuka to the top spot, this was an inevitability and, for the record, there is nothing wrong with Alexa Bliss whatsoever. She's a fine athlete, a charismatic heel and the sole bright spark in the quagmire of vanilla pudding that is Blake & Murphy. But belt snatching? Really, that's how this starts? Bayley came out at the top of the show to address the fans, who showered her with well-deserved praise, Alexa Bliss came out, pretended to raise her hand, then yoinked the belt from her hands. There's a number of reasons why this is pretty poor way to start a feud. First of all, it's playground shenanigans, which feels like a huge remove from a freakin' Iron Woman match just one week earlier. Second, it relegated Bayley to pulling her sad duckling face, which she's surely grown out of by now - after all, she is an IRON WOMAN. Thirdly, it reminds people of this:

That is not a good thing. Here's looking forward to better booking in the weeks to come.