7 Ups & 2 Downs From WWE SmackDown (31 May - Results & Review)

1. Stop Smiling!

Bayley Naomi
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Well now, this was unnecessary.

Bayley was a little too cheery during the early knockings of her tag bout alongside Naomi. She'd been ambushed by Chelsea Green and Piper Niven earlier in the show, and even had to be checked over by docs behind the curtain. So, in short, Bayley should've been fired up and p*ssed off here.

Instead, she was rather happy-go-lucky and in the high-fiving, smiley mood. That conjured up images of when Bianca Belair smiled and danced to the ring minutes/hours after being hammered by Damage CTRL. These are tiny details, but they definitely matter within the context of a story. If you want people to invest, then focus on the small things.

Bayley grinning from ear to ear as she made her way to the ring for that match sucked, because it was almost like the champ had been totally unaffected by a heel beatdown. Why book it in the first place then? Also, she should've been looking over her shoulder incase Chelsea and Piper fancied a second round.

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