5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 15)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. PPV Quality

Becky Lynch Sasha Banks
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Becky Lynch just signed off from SmackDown with a belter.

Like Zayn vs. Bálor, this match was never going to crap the bed. Becky and Sasha Banks are too skilled for that, but they could've phoned it in here and only focused on Bianca Belair's inevitable interference. The good news is that they didn't - both women brought it, and they delivered more pay-per-view quality.

Michael Cole and Pat McAfee had vowed that Becky vs. Sasha would feel big time. They were right (which isn't always a given with WWE's announcers), it was. Also, whilst Belair's run in was the obvious play, it wasn't unwanted considering these gals have a three-way coming up at Crown Jewel.

The loss also marked Lynch's first televised defeat since TLC 2019, which is really quite something. Sure, she took some time out on maternity leave, but that's still a killer run without doing the on-camera J.O.B. Banks can crow about this for a while.

What did you think of this week's WWE SmackDown? For more like this, check out 5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 8) and 10 Exact Moments When Ex-WWE Wrestlers Knew They'd Made The Right Decision!

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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.