8 Ups & 1 Down From WWE SmackDown (Dec 16)

Ups...

8. An Energetic Opener

The Women's Tag belts are obviously an afterthought, and that hasn't really changed under Triple H. However, all four women in the opener this week worked hard to put on a show, and it's always nice to see the titles being defended on TV. Credit to Dakota Kai and IYO SKY for knowing their role too.

They gave Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox a lot here.

Spunky babyface challengers who might be thrown-together but are already developing some chemistry? Check. Heels who excel when playing the opportunistic cowards? Check. Added mystery woman attack that genuinely screwed Liv and Tegan over right as it looked like they were building momentum? Check.

Yeah, this was all solid enough. That's probably a wrap on Morgan/Nox as a viable face unit, but they can be proud of themselves for working as hard as they did to make this fun. It was way better than the other tag on the show, put it that way.