6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Nov 25)

3. ‘The Man’ Comes Around

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You had to know Becks' return would be an 'Up'.

It gets one for that pop from the masses in Rhode Island alone, but Becky's comeback does also round out the women's WarGames situation nicely. She's the big x-factor Bianca Belair's squad can use to combat Rhea Ripley (if only WWE hadn't booked that stupid cowardly moment, eh?) on the heel side.

Plus, and this hasn't been discussed enough on social media, Lynch wasn't the OTT 'Big Time Becks' character of before on Friday night. No, she was pretty much 'The Man' - Becky even used her "when 'The Man' comes around' line to great effect. That gimmick is back then.

Don't be shocked if Lynch is protected at Survivor Series by being the final entrant for the babyface squad to enter. She's just back from injury, so WWE will want to ease Becky in rather than expect her to carry the full cage match.

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