6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (11 Oct - Results & Review)

2. Well, That Happened!

Lash Legend Jakara Jackson Bianca Belair
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Well, way to make NXT's roster look like a bunch of second rate losers.

Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair gained nothing by beating Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson in around two minutes. So, the reigning Women's Tag-Team Champs didn't need it, but how about the NXT crew? They came across as wrestlers fans shouldn't care about. If this was meant to promote the third brand, then it was a woeful misstep.

Puzzling decision from Triple H, to be honest. Why he and Shawn Michaels believed presenting two NXT stars like out of their depth cannon fodder on a bigger show is anyone's guess. Surely this should've been competitive? Or, perhaps Bianca and Jade should've gone to NXT and given that show some star rub instead.

Being brutally honest, this fan isn't holding out much hope for Cargill and Belair vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven either. Why are these Women's Tag straps so cursed?! Things should've got better for the division with these two superheroes running plays (Bianca and Jade, not Shawn and Hunter!).

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