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

7. Xia Li Has Something To Do!

Adam Pearce Xia Li
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Plus, Xia Li actually has something to do now.

It'd be a misstep to stick her in the midst of Damage CTRL randomly, but WWE probably won't go down that road anyway. It looks likely that Li is targeting the returning Tegan Nox solo, for whatever reason, and it'll be interesting to find out why over the next few weeks.

If nothing else, at least Li finally has some sort of direction as a character again. Her 'Protector' gimmick went nowhere (WWE gave up on that in a hurry), and she's been ambling around the place contributing nothing for too long now. That's a crying shame considering her obvious talent.

All going well, the writers will let Xia's actions to the talking. She could breakout and become this brand's go to midcard female heel with purpose if WWE keeps the story ticking along, books a match or two vs. both Nox and Liv Morgan, then keeps Xia around weekly.

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