5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Oct 8)

2. Did Anybody Need To See This Again?

Carmella Liv Morgan
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Carmella's win over Lic Morgan was a rinse and repeat exercise.

Last week, 'Mella debuted a glitzy new mask to stop Liv from attacking her face and ruining her good looks. This caused enough of a distraction that Morgan took her eye off the prize and ended up losing. WWE liked that idea so much that they decided to do it again this week.

One must wonder if this company will ever use Liv properly? Nobody's saying she's the second coming of Asuka bell-to-bell, but she's been repeatedly tripped up just as it looks like she's getting over with fans and gaining some momentum. It's hard for peeps in the stands to care when things are this erratic.

Worse, WWE just set up an all-heel semi final between Carmella and Zelina Vega. Whilst it's certainly hard to begrudge Zelina some success, it's also sucky to think that there's so little going on outside the title scene for SmackDown's women.

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