5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Feb 2 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Bayley Calling Out Damage CTRL

Bayley IYO SKY
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Somehow, The Rock returning doesn't bag top spot this week.

That's because Bayley deserves all the praise in the world for her promo ditching Damage CTRL then challenging IYO SKY to a title match at WrestleMania. There's some chat online about this being "too obvious". Look, sometimes the most obvious play is the best one, and this is defo one of those situations.

Bayley's promo (which included some Japanese lines) was as strong as they come too. She called out her now-ex stablemates for borderline bullying her when all she wanted was the best for them, then dismissed thoughts of going after Rhea Ripley and directly eyeballed IYO.

Babyface Bayley is back with a bang, and it feels fresh after she's spent several years as a heel. It was smart to get this jumpstarted ASAP after the Rumble, because Bayley would've only looked foolish for letting CTRL talk behind her back any longer.

Let's get stuck into this bad boy, people. These women are about to have one hell of a match.

What did you think of this week's blockbuster WWE SmackDown? For more wrestling, check out Predicting Every WWE Title Feud After WrestleMania 40 and WWE 2K24: 35 Screenshots You NEED To See!

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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.