5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (25 Oct - Results & Review)

2. Not Sure What The Point Was

Bayley Naomi
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Let's get something straight: Nia Jax is using Candice LeRae as a stick to beat Tiffany Stratton over the head with because LeRae and Indi Hartwell actually live up to their end of the bargain. Except they don't. That thought evaporated once Candice Lost to Naomi on this week's SmackDown. So, where do we go from here?!

LeRae and Hartwell are paper thin as characters as it is, and now their story with Jax doesn't even have any purpose or momentum to speak of. On top of that, there isn't much to get buzzed about with Naomi on the babyface side. She and Bayley are up and down depending on the week. Hmm, this isn't great.

Stratton can laugh off Nia's snide remarks now, because the champ's new pals flopped. It's clear WWE want to build Naomi as a challenger for Jax as well, but that isn't particularly interesting. Here's hoping there's more than meets the eye with all of this, 'cause it's a struggle to care about.

"Care" is the word". More care needed!

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