5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 23)

1. Corey Graves Pointing Out Flaws

Bayley Sasha Banks
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Someone, somewhere will point out that pro wrestling doesn't follow real-life rules. That's fine, but problems arise when the announcers do. On SmackDown, Corey Graves drew attention to the fact that Sasha Banks had forced Bayley to sign that Hell In A Cell contract under duress.

Basically, that's not legally binding.

Yes, it's wrestling, but WWE can't have it both ways. They can't book some goofy court room comedy one minute with Otis and Miz, then pretend that the legalities surrounding other matches are super-serious affairs based in reality. In other words, Bayley's signature means nothing due to Banks' attacks.

The heel has an out before Sunday, which sucks. There's absolutely nothing other than WWE's ever-changing rules to say that Bayley has to turn up at Hell In A Cell for more punishment from Sasha. Someone should've thought this one through.

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