6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (18 Oct - Results & Review)

Downs...

2. A Messy Women’s Division Scuffle

Nia Jax Candice LeRae Indi Hartwell
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Candice LaeRae getting the shock win on Friday will thrill some, but that'll fade quickly. It sounds brutal when laid out in text like this, but LeRae and her pal Indi Hartwell have meant nothing to WWE's product for too long now. The damage has been done, so they don't magically gain momentum overnight just like that.

Nia Jax was using Candice as a stand-in for the sick Tiffany Stratton, so it remains to be seen if creative will even keep LeRae and Hartwell by Nia's side for longer than a cup of coffee anyway. Jax could certainly do without burning through more partners - she's already ditched Pretty Deadly from the 'Queen' cabinet.

This match vs. Bayley and Naomi was what it was. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't terribly great either. Jax feuding with Liv Morgan makes it a chore to care about what's happening with Bayley and Naomi too. Both are sort of hanging around with nothing important to do right now.

The sooner WWE's next Saudi jaunt is out the way, the better.

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