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

4. A Rare ‘W’ For The Women’s Title Feud

Jade Cargill's rivalry with Rhea Ripley hasn't been going well, and that's putting it mildly. They've been catching 'Downs' week on week, so it's refreshing to report something more positive on the Women's Title front for once. Rhea vs. Michin was energetic and had a nice pace to it. Both women worked well together, and there wasn’t too much outside interference from Cargill or B-FAB to distract from the action.

It was a surprisingly solid match considering how lacklustre the feud between Ripley and Jade has been thus far. There’s still no logic to Michin and FAB joining up with Cargill, but at least this match was decent. It's sometimes important to judge segments/matches as they happen, and this was perfectly fine for what it was.

The moment with Rhea staring a hole through Jade whilst Michin submitted to the Prism Trap was cool, and the IYO SKY save put some logic back into the situation. Why wouldn't she come out to help her pal? It's not like WWE's brand rules actually matter nowadays anyway (even if they sometimes pretend that isn't the case). IYO got a monster pop for rushing to Ripley's aid.

Now, at the very least, there's a Rhea and IYO vs. Michin and FAB tag match incoming before 'Mania. That'll be an improvement on anything else the Women's Title story has to offer; Ripley wrecking Michin or B-FAB again sounds boring, and the biggest thing for WWE right now is simply getting to Vegas so they can power through this title match and hope it turns into a sleeper hit.

Like Black and Cardona, Ripley and Michin meshed well.