6 Ups And 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (Aug 16)

5. The Way Eva Marie Was Handled

Eva Marie
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A few years ago, Eva Marie suffered the indignity of hearing those 'you can't wrestle' chants whenever she worked matches on the main roster. Inexperienced and looking slightly lost out there, Marie has been tarred with the 'non wrestler' brush by many hardcore wrestling fans ever since.

Entirely aware of this perception of her, WWE have chosen to play to Eva's strengths. Most notably, she looks amazing, and works well as a heel that keeps finding ways out of her matches. This time around, the hyperbole-heavy announcer that greets her arrival said she was stuck in traffic and therefore couldn't make her bout with Naomi.

Later, Eva Marie did show up, interrupting a women's tag-team match. Her facial expressions and general mannerisms towards Naomi and the other females were spot on. Marie stands out from the other lady wrestlers, and that's the way it should be.

This can't go on forever, she has to wrestle at some point, but it's really creating heat for her.

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