5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (27 Sept - Results & Review)

Ups...

5. Nia Jax Threatens Tiffany Stratton

Sometimes, all you need is a simple and direct backstage skit to bring everything into view about where certain stories are heading. Nia Jax grabbing Tiffany Stratton by the throat and threatening her did precisely that. Bonus points for not booking Nia as some dumb idiot who's happy to blissfully ignore Tiff's looming Money In The Bank cash in.

That was the right way to go about things.

Also, Stratton has motivation to stick it to her so called pal after this. She won't be happy that Jax choked her, or that she's being called out for some admittedly shady double cross teases lately. The best thing about all of this is that Tiff is the heir apparent to Nia's crown, and everyone knows it.

She needed another string to her bow beyond being a stuck up bitch, so adding 'master manipulator' to the lineup sounds fun. Stratton's character defo didn't want to get choked, but she's playing Jax like a cheap fiddle and forcing her to split focus. This is good storytelling.