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

1. WWE’s Approach To The Walkout

Michael Cole Pat McAfee WWE SmackDown
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Oh dear.

Michael Cole claiming that Sasha Banks and Naomi necessitating a change to the card is some major sin? Laughable. WWE changes plans every damn week, for crying out loud. They've even got the old "card subject to change" out on live event tickets.

This on-air burial just didn't need to happen. It was senseless, and it made WWE look childish for pushing Cole out there to blast the ex-Women's Tag-Team Champs for forcing a Raw rewrite when that's something that happens countless times over each weekend (and on the day of).

Finally, holding a tournament for the vacant belts is the most uninspiring solution they could've come up with. It'll be stuffed with the usual thrown-together pairings that fans don't care about. Seriously, just bin these titles already - they're bloody horrible.

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