5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Jan 7)

2. Irony Of Ric Flair's Promo With Charlotte

Since he has been by his daughter's side on TV, there are many fans who believe Ric Flair is overshadowing Charlotte. The current WWE Divas Champion turned heel properly on Monday Night Raw, which is something that always seemed imminent. On Smackdown, she was set to face Becky Lynch once more, this time with the title on the line. The match already had sufficient build due to what happened on Raw. Short promos with both women were featured on Smackdown, but Becky's came out much better than Charlotte's. There's one simple reason for this, Lynch gets to do her own talking. On Charlotte's side, Ric dominates proceedings, and it doesn't help her standing. It seemed more than a little ironic to hear Flair complain about Becky Lynch and others trying to leech off of Charlotte's success. The ironic thing here is that this is exactly what some people think about Flair at the moment. Ric talked about Charlotte being the focal point, but then hogged the microphone.