6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Mar 17)
5. An Improvement
Your writer remains totally unconvinced that Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley is WrestleMania main event material. Yeah, it involves a Rumble winner and both are big stars, but their rivalry has been weak thus far. So, it was a nice surprise to see WWE kick things up a notch on the latest SmackDown.
This dude's personal thoughts on Charlotte as a babyface or the so-so build towards a match with Rhea shouldn't cloud things that are handled well. Here, Rhea and Flair worked an intense pull-apart brawl that was way better than anything else they've done together recently.
Now, the important thing will be following up on that interest.
Can anyone else smell a double turn coming in Hollywood? That'd be for the best, because (again) Charlotte isn't cutting it as a baby and fans don't know if they're supposed to cheer Rhea due to her involvement in other feuds like Rey vs. Dominik Mysterio.
Still, a win's a win.