7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE SmackDown (March 12)

3. Who Cares About The Match, Right?

Sasha Banks Nia Jax Shayna Baszler Reginald
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Last week, Natalya and Tamina whined about being left out of the Women's Tag Title picture despite only just forming as a team and barely winning any matches. This week, they wrestled Fastlane challengers Sasha and Bianca in a straightforward female tag.

WWE couldn't have cared less about the actual match.

Their cameras kept darting over towards the announce position to show Nia flirting with Reggie or Carmella's old wine butler posing atop the table in his new threads. Worryingly, Kevin Dunn's crew seemed to enjoy switching attention over to Reg when all four girls were working their arses off in-ring.

Being honest, this Belair and Banks team gig will always be a 'Down'. It's just not working. Throw Reginald in there, Nia's constant pandering to his "cuteness", Shayna's disinterest and more, and you've got a messy story with too many moving parts.

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