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

3. Charlotte & Alexa Continue Clicking (Chelsea Entertains)

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The segment with Charlotte Flair wishing Alexa Bliss a happy birthday by introducing the Charlie/Charly doll was cringy on purpose, but that kind of dynamic is working a treat for the pair. By all rights, that in-ring promo should've bombed hard, but fans seem to be enjoying what this duo have going on, and Flair is finally over as a babyface. Hands up who else didn't see that coming.

Following Charlotte's cake and doll reveal, she hit the ring for a match vs. Chelsea Green that clearly showcased everything right with Green’s act. The heel got some good stuff in here, then took that birthday cake to the face. You knew that was coming as soon as WWE showed the traybake on camera, eh? Pretty entertaining stuff here overall.

Bonus points for Joe Tessitore’s laugh, by the way. Man found that Unprettier onto the cake to be the funniest thing in human history. He was in hysterics, and it's highly likely one Wade Barrett had to immediately mute his microphone so he didn't snort live on air. Bless you, Joe Tess - the ex-NFL anchor is having the time of his life as a WWE play-by-play man, and he's already part of the furniture on SmackDown.

More babyface goodness from a likeable women's tag, then Chelsea Green doing her bit to echo sentiments from WWE Unreal on Netflix. She just gets it. The woman knows what she's on this roster to do, and she does it gladly. There are few better clowns than Chelsea. She's the female Santino Marella.

Bless her too.

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