5 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (May 26)

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4. Numbers Game Helps Charlotte & Dana Brooke

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Natalya vs. Dana Brooke can't really be judged as a proper match, because it lasted less than a minute and felt more like an angle than a bout. Notably, the babyface was on the offensive from the off, which makes sense. At Extreme Rules, Brooke cost Natalya the chance to become WWE Women's Champion.

The story here was that Natalya must find someone to watch her back or repeatedly face beatdowns from the heels. It's solid and logical, something which deserves credit when it's displayed by the writing team. Few should take issue with the short collision, it furthered the storyline.

Charlotte and Brooke looked callous as they put the boots to Natalya. Becky Lynch is the most likely one to get involved in the situation going forward, she'd be a fine opponent for Dana in singles matches, and WWE could even squeeze tag-team encounters out of it all too.

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