5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Oct 2)

by Andy H Murray

1. This Is Funny Now

Becky Lynch
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Yes, Becky Lynch should be a badass anti-hero face.

Yes, Charlotte Flair should be a snivelling, entitled stooge heel.

But damn it all, because these Bizarro World crowd reactions are so much fun to watch.

WWE tried their hardest, once again, to portray Becky Lynch as a villain last night. Her words were pointed, and her video package designed to show what an evildoer she has become, yet the audience still loved her. Charlotte, meanwhile, was supposed to be heroic, but her attack drew nothing but derision from those in attendance, and the building was chanting for Lynch as she hung in the Figure Four.

Complaining about WWE's approach to this angle is almost pointless at this stage. They aren't going to change direction, so why bother wasting column inches? Besides, it only becomes a major problem again if Charlotte wins at Super Show-Down. Do that, and the company will truly turn her into the female Roman Reigns, rather than an oddball babyface-but-actually-heel for the duration of this single angle.

Fortunately, the fact that she closed the go-home show as a winner renders this unlikely.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.