5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 20)

3. “Absurd Amazon”

Shotzi Raquel Rodriguez
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Oh boy, that line from Shotzi was lame.

WWE's overly-scripted style meant that her shout of, "Absurd Amazon" at Raquel Rodriguez neither helped the newcomer or made a good case for Shotzi as a credible opponent. Being honest, this was a mighty step back for Raquel after hanging with Ronda Rousey last week.

Those writers are happy to pen rotten dialogue for their workers, but they can't find Ronda a suitable first hurdle as new SmackDown Women's Champion? OK then. This match between Rodriguez and Shotzi wasn't too great, and in fact exposed just how little fans care about either woman right now.

That's amazing considering Raquel's fire vs. Rousey. It's almost like WWE booked that match as a one-off without thinking what'd come next, or how they could capitalise on Rodriguez looking like a mauler last time out. Yeah, "almost like". That's exactly what happened.

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