6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (8 May - Results & Review)
2. We’re Still Doing This?!
Surely SmackDown's viewership has suffered enough?! Seriously though, only WWE can answer why Jade Cargill's going nowhere faction with Michin and B-FAB is still trundling along after she lost the Women's Title to Rhea Ripley at 'Mania. Put it this way: Jade brought in backup to help retain the belt, but Michin and FAB failed to aid her in that quest. So, why would a narcissist like Cargill keep them around?
Also, what's in it for ex-babyfaces Michin and B-FAB anyway? They claimed they fancied learning from the best, which Jade could realistically point to being when she was champ. There isn't much reason for the pair to hang around like a bad smell stinking up the place now the Women's Title is on someone else. None of this makes any sense whatsoever.
It's paper thin storytelling and characterisation.
This week, Cargill helped Fatal Influence score the win in an otherwise watchable 6-woman tag, then she, Michin and B-FAB kicked lumps out of babyface trio Rhea, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. It’s…too similar to what Influence are doing, and Jacy Jayne’s group feels way more important than Jade’s. Again, one can’t believe WWE think it’s a good idea to continue with this idea after WrestleMania.
To recap, we've got Jade's 'Baddies', Fatal Influence and Irresistible Forces duo Nia Jax and Lash Legend running around delivering heel beatdowns and sneak attacks. All of them are presented the same way, and that's lame when Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid are so new on the main roster.