5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (8 Aug - Results & Review)

1. Michin’s Flawed Logic

The women's division could use some of KO's logic too.

Tiffany Stratton was cutting a nothing promo about being champ but got interrupted by Jade Cargill. Then, Kiana James and Giulia muscled in on the action with a proposal - James offered her services to Jade, but Cargill declined. Michin walked in to nab the card and said she’d use it to get herself a Women’s US Title shot.

Erm…about that. It’s Kiana’s card, and she represents Giulia...who is the Women’s United States Champ. Why would contacting her get Michin a title shot against a fellow client? Nobody thought this one through. It was just time filler, and not even good time filler. Tiffany came across as a bit part player with nothing meaningful to say, the idea of Jade challenging her again after losing at SummerSlam is boring, and then there was the Women's US Title fluff.

Perhaps only James and Giulia can point to this segment with a smile. Kiana trying to recruit a star like Jade certainly makes sense if she's looking to make waves as a manager in the division, and Giulia is walking, talking proof of current success due to the fact she has gold over her shoulder.

Michin's puzzling lack of logic and Cargill not just shredding the card up right then and there though? No and no to that. This is the kind of skit somebody pieced together on a napkin in catering. It was 2022 AEW Rampage fare, and that's not meant as a compliment at all.

Sort it out, Trips.