5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (April 5 - Results & Review)

Downs...

5. This Was A Miss

Naomi Jade Cargill Bianca Belair
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Bianca Belair, Naomi and even Jade Cargill said a whole load of nothing during their in-ring promo on Damage CTRL. All three were tasked with spinning out weak material and vowing to take the (already weakened) faction down. This is the kind of thing video packages were made for - a recap of Jade's impact last week would've sufficed here.

Also, can WWE please move on from all that sign pointing business? We get it by now, guys. Wrestlers pointing at the big neon 'Mania sign is one of the most uninspiring visuals in modern wrestling, but it's supposed to be the opposite. Does anybody actually get excited for it anymore?!

Sorry to be so negative, but this skit didn't have much purpose or fire to it at all. It just...existed, and acted as one of those time-killing exercises you typically see on 'go home' programs once the main hype has been done. This fan isn't certain Cargill should be in that sort of spot, especially when she's so new.

Meh.

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