6 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (May 12)

1. A Heel Turn For The Sake Of It

This writer has always been a big fan of both Bianca Belair and Asuka, but neither is the most must-see act in WWE at the moment. The writers only have themselves to blame for that - they've done a frankly sh*te job of lining up challengers for Belair, which is why Asuka is back in the title mix.

These women literally just worked together at WrestleMania, and it's blatantly obvious that WWE has nothing but 'B' stories for Bianca. That's a shame, and it doesn't sit well that Raw's Asuka jumped over to SmackDown in the 2023 Draft only to challenge for a Raw belt.

What's going on there?!

If anything, Belair was the one who needed to turn heel. She's still getting babyface pops, but her Raw Title reign has served its purpose. WWE needs to move on sooner rather than later, so fingers crossed the newly-heel Asuka bags that belt at NOC.

Probably not though.