At WrestleMania 37, the womens battle royal match was replaced by something a little different. The women’s division came together to earn a shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships against Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. The women’s Tag Team Turmoil match saw chaos ensue. RAW Superstar Mandy Rose slipped on the soaking wet … Read more
The resume and headshot must have worked as Carmella has now accepted Billie Kay as her tag team partner. They have officially been added to the Tag Team Turmoil match at WrestleMania which will take place on Night One this Saturday.
After a match between one-half the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Tamina which ended in a disqualification, The Riott Squad was about to be interviewed backstage as Billie Kay showed up. Liv Morgan asked her what she was doing here because she doesn’t have a tag team partner. Carmella entered and asked if there was a problem because Kay is with her.
Ruby Riott says she and Morgan are laser-focused on the Tag Team Turmoil match set for this weekend. Riott says that she and Morgan are more in sync than ever after they got rid of their “sidekick” (Kay). Carmella says that if she wanted a lesson on friendship then she would watch an after-school special. The tag titles she says are hers, well ours.
Then entered Mandy Rose/Dana Brooke and Naomi/Lana. The four teams start brawling in the back before Natalya and Tamina show up to deliver more pain to their opponents. Natalya and Tamina leave as the last team standing yet again as they walk away from the rest of the women laid out on the ground.
Carmella and Kay being added to this match had a bit of confusion surrounding it from earlier this week when the Tag Team Turmoil match was first announced. Originally scheduled as just four teams, the WWE WrestleMania Twitter account mistakenly added Carmella and Kay to the graphic. The post was then deleted shortly thereafter.
Who will end up winning the Tag Team Turmoil match and go on to face the champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the tag titles on Night Two?
Before SmackDown aired, it was announced on social media that the SmackDown Women’s Championship will be decided in the main event of Night One of Mania. Tonight’s episode of SmackDown was taped which was prior to them learning they will be the main event. Both the champion Sasha Banks and the challenger Bianca Belair had backstage interviews that were aired on tonight’s show. Both can be viewed below.
Update: WWE WrestleMania’s Twitter account has removed the tweet that included Carmella and Billie Kay in this match. It is not known at this time if they will be involved. We will keep you updated on this. The speculation for the past week is true, a multi-tag team match will be taking place on Night … Read more
Carmella, who herself hasn’t been in a match since the Royal Rumble over two months ago, wants more women to be represented at WrestleMania. And we agree with her. Although she has not been in a match she has recently been seen firing her sommelier Reginald and has made comments in Network Exclusives pondering someone … Read more
On last week’s SmackDown, Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair came out to the ring to make her victory speech on her home brand. She wasn’t able to sort all who she wants to face at WrestleMania because she was interrupted by Reginald and Carmella. SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks would then join the conversation. Banks … Read more
It’s time for the winner of the Royal Rumble to take her applause on SmackDown. Although there isn’t much of a preview sadly for the women of the blue brand, we can probably expect Bianca Belair to be present. It may be too soon for her to say who she wants to face at WrestleMania … Read more
Carmella took on Sasha Banks at the Royal Rumble for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Unfortunately for Carmella, she was unable to walk out with the title and although she finished the match strong there was some concern after a suicide dive that was miscalculated. She appeared later in the night in the Royal Rumble match … Read more
WWE Royal Rumble is upon us and features two exciting women’s matches plus the fourth women’s Royal Rumble match. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line in a match that has Asuka and Charlotte defending against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. Sasha Banks defends the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Carmella. The Women’s … Read more
The “EST” of WWE heads into the Royal Rumble with momentum on her side after she defeated Bayley on the “go-home” episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Belair faced the longest-reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion in WWE history for the second time in an entertaining and competative match. Belair got to showcase her astounding athleticism while Bayley’s … Read more
The first SmackDown of 2021 certainly had a few surprises. We were treated to two matches, one being the advertised match between Carmella & Bayley vs. Bianca Belair & SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks. Before we get to that match result, the first match of the night involved The Riott Squad taking on Tamina & Natalya.
The Riott Squad defeated Tamina & Natalya (w/Billie Kay?)
For the past several weeks Billie Kay has been trying to find a tag team partner that will help her against The Riott Squad. She has lost two weeks in a row – first with Natalya as her partner and second with Tamina. This week she was supposed to bring in another partner to face Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott.
Tamina’s music hits making it seem like she would be Kay’s partner once again. Directly after comes Natalya’s music and it will actually be Tamina and Natalya to face The Riott Squad. This led to Billie Kay being the “manager” of this pairing…at least at first.
Midway through the match, Kay would jump to The Riott Squad’s corner and start cheering them on. This apparent switch happens when Morgan and Riott deliver a double Russian leg sweep to Tamina with Riott getting a near fall. This obviously confuses all the competitors in the match.
The end result is Kay distracting Tamina who had Morgan up on her shoulders. Morgan countered and stacked up Tamina to get the pin. Kay would then celebrate the win for The Riott Squad with everyone still confused in her actions.
In perhaps a surprise victory, Carmella & Bayley defeated Bianca Belair & Sasha Banks when Carmella pinned the SmackDown Women’s Champion. The match wound up having Belair and Bayley which had Banks distracted. Carmella rolled up Banks but got a near fall. This led to Carmella delivering a super kick to the face of The Boss. Carmella then misses in the corner and finds herself dragged into the center of the ring with the Bank Statment locked in.
Reginald quickly pulled out Carmella to avoid her from having to submit. He would then enter the ring and step up to Banks allowing Carmella to enter from the opposite side of the ring. Reginald would then exit the ring and with a smile on his face jumped on the apron to further distract Banks.
Carmella would then get caught from her superkick and Banks delivered a knee into a jackknife for a near fall. Reginald gets involved one last time as he hops back on the apron and Banks delivered a punch to knock him off. She turns around into a facebuster for Carmella to pick up the three count and the win. Carmella has pinned the SmackDown Women’s Champion.
Other than Carmella picking up the win, the other surprise of the night was the return of Sonya Deville. Although her return was just her strolling through the backstage area, it was enough to show that Daddy is back. I expect a good showing in the upcoming rumble match by Miss. Deville.
Let’s get into the first Winners & Losers of 2021!
WINNER: Billie Kay
Personally, Billie Kay is slaying in this role. It is comedy, it is fun, it is at this point more unpredictable then most things. Having her root for the team she has been feuding against is hilarious. I still won’t get over the break up of her and Peyton, however, at least with Billie they are letting her character shine.
Of course, it wasn’t without help for her victory but Carmella did pin the champion. Her working with Sasha has really made her work the best it has been, maybe ever. I am sure most people are going to complain about her getting the pin. In my opinion, it furthers the feud and does exactly what it should do. It feeds into Carmella’s character and has her look like a worthy opponent. I am all here for them getting another one-on-one at Royal Rumble.
WINNER: Sonya Deville
I know she didn’t really do anything, but she is BACK! So WIN! I really was hoping for her to be a surprise for the rumble itself. I hope to bring her back before it will mean there are some bigger surprises for the rumble. Her returning at the event would have been predictable anyway.
LOSER: Sasha Banks
Unfortunately for this week, The Boss, The Blueprint, The Standard winds up on the losing end of things. As I said with Carmella it is a good thing storyline-wise and in the long run, I don’t see it hurting her. If they have her drop the title before WrestleMania I would be kind of surprised at this point.
What did you think about this week’s SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below!!
Happy New Year!! The first SmackDown of the year is here and a tag team match that will surely entertain is planned. SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair will take on their rivals – Carmella and Bayley. Last week these two makeshift teams came up short in defeating the tag champs. Without the … Read more
As a sequel to last week’s Women’s Tag Team Championship match, the two SmackDown teams will go to battle on the first SmackDown of the new year. Tomorrow’s show will see Carmella & Bayley taking on Bianca Belair & SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks. Last week these two teams battled for the tag titles against … Read more
WWE’s final event of 2020, Tables, Ladders and Chairs is over and all the dust has settled. The two women’s matches were both excellent encounters and had a huge impact on their respective brands. It will be very interesting to see in which direction the company will take as we close out the year and … Read more
Ding Dong! Hello! – We had another SmackDown where the women of the brand were well represented throughout. Three cohesive storylines A big match between Bayley and Bianca Belair was had along with Billie Kay finding her partner of the week while Carmella looking strong heading into the TLC pay-per-view. Let’s get into it!
First, we have a match between The Riott Squad and Billie Kay with a partner of her choosing. Last week Kay had found Natalya to be her partner through heavy research and her qualifications listed on her resume. Although she had the veteran on her side, the two would fail to pick up a win. This week, Kay challenged the squad again and said she had a new partner in place.
The Riott Squad defeated Billie Kay & Tamina
Billie Kay found herself her partner this week as Tamina. This wasn’t a huge surprise as Tamina is really the only woman left on the roster who is currently active. The Riott Squad shows some great teamwork as always with them isolating Kay at the end of the match by knocking Tamina off the apron. Liv Morgan would pick up the pin on Kay.
My thoughts are still firm that breaking up The IIconics to just have the two of them put in random tag teams was a bad idea. However, at least with Kay, this highlights her humor. Not sure how much longer they can continue this week after week partner idea unless they finally move some women from NXT up to the roster. If this somehow brings up the Robert Stone Brand I wouldn’t be mad at it.
Following this match, we had the Champagne Toast segment by Carmella.
During the toast, Carmella says she knows that she already has Sasha beat. The SmackDown Women’s Champion got herself disqualified last week according to Carmella because she felt her precious title slipping from her grasps. She adds that Banks always has to be the best and once she wins the title from her on Sunday, she won’t know what to do. As she ended her promo, Carmella snapped her finger for her assistant to give her a glass of champagne. She called it cheap and frantic, just like Sasha Banks.
Once Banks had heard enough, her music hits. Carmella’s assistance leaves the ring to cut off The Boss on the ramp. Banks however wasn’t coming from the back. She showed up in the ring and threw a champagne glass at Carmella and then took her down. Banks tried to lock in the bank statement but Carmella fought it off as her assistant came back into the ring and pulled Banks off. Banks would then slap her assistant and go for a backstabber.
Much like last week, Carmella smashes another champagne bottle over the back of the SmackDown Women’s Champion to end the segment.
Let’s pause for a second and admire this attire….
Lastly, we have the advertised match between Bayley and Bianca Belair. This was a highly anticipated match to see these two finally go at it. A new rivalry that will go on a bit longer with Belair hopefully getting the last laugh.
Bayley defeated Bianca Belair
What I will say about this match is the athleticism from Belair, my lord! but we already knew that. It just impresses me every time. The final moments of the match saw Bayley attempt to cheat by using the ropes for leverage to get the pin. The referee saw it and Belair countered it into an excellent pin of her own but Bayley kicked out.
Moments later, Belair would stack Bayley up and get a near fall. She went to lift her up and the shoulders fell again for a near fall. Belair finally got Bayley up but Bayley raked the eyes without the referee seeing it. She then delivered the Rose Plant to pick up the victory.
I thought this was a solid first match between the two. It is far from over and eventually, I see Bayley helping Belair get over and elevate her. What I felt was good about this match is I could have seen it going either way. The way it went was done well and I am excited to see more from these two. I wish they were on the upcoming pay-per-view.
Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week for SmackDown.
WINNERS: The Riott Squad
It is good seeing them stringing some wins together. As the new year approaches they need to be next in line for the tag titles and win them. I can see that happening either way after the Women’s Tag Team Title match on Sunday at TLC. If Nia and Shayna retain then I can see the Riott Squad finally getting the win over them. If Asuka and her mystery partner win, I can see it being a short reign.
WINNER: Carmella
Carmella certainly has the upper hand going into the pay-per-view. Week after week she seems to get the better of the exchange with Sasha, for the most part. I give it a very slim chance that she will take the title from Sasha on Sunday, so it is good they are letting her shine heading into that match.
I am a big fan of her entrance, theme, etc. I may be in the minority with that, but I dig it.
They put on a solid first match between the two and did it in a way of me wanting more and I appreciate that. These two have good chemistry I feel both in-ring and with their promos. It makes sense for this to continue to at least the Royal Rumble, if not further.
As for the losers this week, I don’t really feel as though anyone would be in that category. The blue brand has been delivering pretty well. I feel that with Billie Kay, this new partner weekly is at least humorous and she is doing well with it. I will hold judgment to see how it continues next week.
What did you think of this week’s SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers? Speaking of Winners, check back in with Diva Dirt this weekend to see the results of the Fan Awards!
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Tonight’s SmackDown is the last stop before the TLC pay-per-view this Sunday. The match from the blue brand represented at that event will see SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks taking on Carmella. The two battled one-on-one for the first time last week on SmackDown in the main event. That match ended up in a disqualification … Read more
The term “underutilized” tends to be tossed around a lot when the talk is about those that have star power but aren’t being utilized as such. This always tends to be a vicious cycle and, unfortunately for some, they never get that ultimate opportunity to prove what they can do. This could be for any … Read more
Carmella made her return to the ring on last week’s SmackDown for the first time in eight months. Before returning to the ring, her rebranding started a few months ago as a “mystery woman” in several vignettes. She has been rebranded as “Untouchable” and since her return, she has shown more of a Diva moniker. … Read more
Instead of waiting for the TLC pay-per-view event a week from Sunday, Carmella made her return to the ring on this week’s SmackDown. This was her first match since April back when she took on Mandy Rose. She faced Sasha Banks this week in the main event for the SmackDown Women’s Title. A title she … Read more
This week’s SmackDown had one match and it was the build for the feud between Bayley and Bianca Belair. This all started at Survivor Series where Bayley claimed to be the captain of the team by being handpicked to be a part of it. Belair has laughed off the notion of Bayley being captain but … Read more
The SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks has challenged Carmella for a match at the upcoming TLC pay-per-view. In a backstage interview where the women were separated during a “War of Words,” things got heated.
For weeks, Carmella has been attacking Banks from behind and saying how easy it has been to take down the champ. Last week she thought she was “calling the shots” and “giving the orders” until Banks showed up and locked her in the Bank Statement backstage. This resulted in the “separate locations” of the two women we saw this week.
Michael Cole provided the interview from the announce desk and wanted to start the interview with Carmella. Banks feels that Carmella has done enough running her mouth so The Boss wanted to speak first. Carmella mocked her by saying that she is going to say that she is “The Boss,” “The Blueprint,” and “The Standard.” Banks agreed and said she is also the SmackDown Women’s Champion.
Cole brought up that these two women go back many years as they trained at the same time in the WWE Performance Center and were in NXT at the same time. Banks says she can give Carmella her props because she is a former SmackDown Women’s Champion and the first woman to win a Money in the Bank Ladder match.
Carmella corrects Banks and says she won the first TWO Money in the Bank Ladder matches. Banks doubles down by saying that Carmella always needed someone to help her win. First the man with no chin (James Ellsworth) and then R-Truth. Mella says that she can’t help that men are obsessed with her. Banks says that there is a reason the two of them have never gone one-on-one and that is because she is out of Carmella’s league.
Carmella fires back by saying that WWE was a dream for Banks. Banks had to work so hard to get to where she is to be the very best but that makes her jealous. Jealous that Carmella just walked right in and skyrocketed to the top. She throws it in Sasha’s face that she held onto the SmackDown Women’s Title longer than all of Sasha’s title reigns combined.
"With half the work, I'm BETTER than you." – @CarmellaWWE
Carmella says she is going to take the title and Banks challenges her saying that she has never been in the ring with a “badder bitch” than her.
This is the second woman’s match that has been announced for the upcoming TLC event. The first was announced earlier today which will see the Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defend their titles against RAW Women’s Champion Asuka and Lana. At the time of this writing, neither women’s match has any TLC stipulations added to them. There are still two weeks to build that in.
What did you think of this interview and what do you think about this match? Leave your thoughts below in the comment section.
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This week’s SmackDown certainly didn’t deliver a lot for their women’s roster. One match we did receive however was Bianca Belair taking on Natalya. Bayley was on commentary. Bianca Belair defeated Natalya In a direct fallout from Team SmackDown’s loss at Survivor Series, we have Belair who was the last for the blue team, Natalya … Read more
With only a couple of shows left until Survivor Series, the SmackDown Team is still coming into focus. We have seen qualifying matches the past couple of weeks that have been in the form of Triple Threats. So far we have seen Bianca Belair and Ruby Riott qualify and become teammates. There are three spots … Read more
This week’s SmackDown kicked off with an incredible match between the SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks facing Bayley in a rematch from Hell in a Cell. There is certainly a reason why they don’t give these two a one-on-one match very often and that is because when they do, they kill it. This match was … Read more
There’s a lot of potential for tonight’s SmackDown. SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks is set out to prove that she can last as the champ with a rematch planned against Bayley. Can The Boss retain and move forward to her Champion vs. Champion match at Survivor Series? Or will Bayley become a three-time SmackDown Women’s … Read more
We’ve finally reached Friday in order to see the new SmackDown Women’s Champion, Sasha Banks, on our television screens. Banks made her way to the ring with not only her newly won title but the chair that symbolizes the demise of her friendship with Bayley. Banks goes over the destruction of her relationship with Bayley … Read more
SmackDown had its season premiere this week and despite it being off the heels of a draft, not a woman match was in sight. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the first time in recent memory that the show has gone without in-ring action. The draft saw six women come from RAW to refresh their storylines and provide us all with what many hoped was some quality entertainment. With that being said, WWE isn’t starting out on the right foot for the women of the blue brand.
The most we got to see from the new members of the SmackDown locker room was them on stage at the start of the show. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H kicked off the show but their focus was solely on the men. The men’s roster would start brawling as a result of some of the new faces from the draft which led to the disappearance of the women to the backstage area. It can be presumed that there was no need to include them in anything.
The most we heard about the women was from Daniel Bryan who said he was excited to see what Bianca Belair and The Riott Squad have in store. Speaking of Belair, who undoubtedly should be the next big thing, a promo did air for her. As great as the promo was, a match would have been even better.
With the addition of the six women (Bianca Belair, Natalya, The Riott Squad, Zelina Vega, and Billie Kay) that SmackDown acquired from the draft, we still have yet to see the repackage of Carmella.
Carmella was revealed as the mystery woman two weeks ago along with her new gimmick, “Untouchable.” Since then we still do not have any progression or have yet to see her back in the ring.
The only segment we did get for the women was a Hell in a Cell contract signing between Bayley and Sasha Banks. A segment in which Bayley refused to sign the contract even though the match is one week from Sunday. Banks of course was killing it in the style department. She delivered some good comebacks to Bayley who continues to think she has done everything in her career on her own.
Hopefully next week we will see some women’s matches on SmackDown.
