7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (5 June - Results & Review)

3. They Wasted A LOT Of Time Here

Revolving door promo segments can be a tough sell, because it becomes blatantly obvious early that most don't have much of note to say. Nah, they're just killing time until production cues another entrance/interruption. Here, the interplay between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair was the only interesting thing about the revolving door with the women.

Tiffany Stratton showcased how far her star has fallen by interrupting to say precisely nothing of worth (she wants a crack at Rhea sometime), then Jade Cargill, Michin and B-FAB had pretty much sod all of worth to say themselves before Nick Aldis stopped them and Charlotte booked the tag bout. This was a ton of burned time, and not a lot of it was progressive.

There is an ‘Up’ coming for the tag match itself though, because it was everything this talking skit wasn’t.

Fans in Italy were thrilled to see Rhea, at least. She's the kind of star who connects with people and can skirt by on very little if the creative is flimsy. Charlotte is arguably the same, but here's the truth: There is money in seeing Ripley and Flair face off for the Women's Title on PLE. Can the same be said for Tiffany going after 'Mami'? Not really.

Also, someone needs to have a word with the writing team scripting these promos and tell them to give Jade's crew something worthwhile to talk about. It's the same old, same old with them, and it isn't working. Nobody has actually explained in-depth why Michin and FAB decided to join Jade anyway. 'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em' doesn't fly.