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Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05.08.20

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With the Money in the Bank pay-per-view this Sunday, most of the women on this week’s show were preparing for the event – except two. Two women who perhaps have the best storyline going between all brands during this strange moment in wrestling. They are the former Fire & Desire tag team, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville.

At this time Rose and Deville do not have a match on the MITB card. This doesn’t mean they still won’t, but one thing is for sure this feud is far from over. Tonight was the first the two have gone one-on-one since Rose made the first slap at WrestleMania.

The match was good for a first fight. The storytelling is tremendous and both women are selling it so much that most of us are buying in bulk. Between Deville pulling out Rose’s eyelashes telling her she is going to make her ugly to Rose slamming Deville into the announce table saying, “who is the bitch now bitch?” everything was entertaining.

Deville was able to pick up the win in this first match with a hand full of tights as she runs up the ramp from a scathing Rose. In a WWE Exclusive, Deville reiterated that she will ruin Rose and that she is nowhere near finished, she is just getting started.

The second match of the night focused on the SmackDown Women’s Championship match that will take place at MITB. Tamina and Lacey Evans teamed up to face on Bayley and Sasha Banks. The match mostly focused on Tamina and Bayley which makes sense as they are the two that will battle on Sunday. The match was okay, it had its spots and did what it was meant to do.

Tamina picked up with the victory with a pin on the champion after a super kick followed up by a Samoan Drop. Evans will be involved in the MITB Ladder Match on Sunday along with Dana Brooke and Carmella. Brooke and Carmella would have a quick interview backstage with both of them basically pumping themselves up as potential winners.

Let’s go over the Winner’s & Loser’s of the week.

WINNER: Sonya Deville

It is so funny how times have changed. For so many Winners & Losers columns, I would have to put Fire & Desire in the Loser section. Mostly it was due to their booking. I wasn’t too sure how I would feel about them being split up. I wasn’t too crazy to see them split up when there are only literally three tag teams in the division that I want to be better so bad. This combined with the fact I did want them to win as a team. But….this has been great.

Sonya has really shined. Mandy is doing great also, but it is Sonya that is really showing her chops as far as promos and storytelling. Mandy was more of a voice before, so it is good to see Sonya take a lead with this. I can’t wait to see how far this will go.

WINNER: Tamina

Tamina is looking strong heading into MITB with a win. Not only a win but a pin on the champion. If she finally wins a title (other than 24/7 of course) over Bayley who is the longest-reigning SmackDown Champion would be a big boost to her career. She doesn’t even need a long reign, just something to solidify her career. I am ready for it although it is still a long stretch.

LOSERS: Carmella & Dana Brooke

I feel like the MITB participants were put on the back burner. Sure Lacey had a match and she was talked up about her placement in the match, but the three women should have been given more. They could have even had the RAW participants show up and all six of them interact. I don’t know, I just felt there should have been more of a push for them.

What did you all think this week’s SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers this week? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for coverage on Money in the Bank this Sunday, May 10.

Lacey Evans secures her spot in the MITB Ladder Match

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The Sassy Southern Belle came out of a hard fought victory as she defeated Sasha Banks on SmackDown. Banks and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley started with their mind games to Lacey Evans before the match even started. They made their way down to the ring with a homemade fan that featured a picture of Evans’ … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 04.17.20

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Another SmackDown is in the book and again we have been treated with many of our favorite women from the blue brand. All eyes are set on Money in the Bank and we need to start building the women of SmackDown for the event.

There were two matches tonight. The first was Naomi vs. Dana Brooke, the winner joins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. The second match was Tamina vs. Sasha Banks. If Tamina wins then she gets as SmackDown Women’s Championship match against Bayley.

As previously reported, Dana Brooke walked away with a surprising victory. I would go on record by saying that most people expected Naomi to win this. She has been in two prior ladder matches compared to Brooke’s one. However, perhaps with her being removed from the WrestleMania SmackDown Women’s Title match has allowed her to get this OPPORTUNITY.

Another reason why some may have thought she wasn’t going to qualify was because she also has a Women’s Tag Team Championship match next week. Her and Carmella will be facing the champs – Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss. Could Brooke maybe actually be getting a push towards getting her first gold in some form?

The second match as stated above was between Tamina and Sasha Banks. The match itself wasn’t much, but it did serve its purpose. Lacey Evans coming out to provide the assist made sense to continue her rivalry with Banks. More than one storyline intertwining is nice to see.

Tamina was able to pick up the win and get her shot one-on-one against Bayley at Money in the Bank. This will be her first one-on-one title shot in recent memory.

It was also announced that Evans vs. Banks will take place next week to take the second blue brand spot for the MITB match.

Now let’s take a minute to talk about the masterpiece that is Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. This storyline is probably one of the most entertaining across the board. I am truly heartbroken that this isn’t happening in front of a crowd, because the reactions would be amazing.

The purpose of this segment was for Deville to explain to Rose why she has done what she has done. She starts with the tears and how much she loves Rose and how she is a sister to her. This turns once she says, “you are the most selfish human being I have ever met in my entire life.”

Deville opens up to flood gates on who she feels is an eye candy with no talent. According to her, Rose is a dime a dozen who looks like she was created in some sort of lab just like any other typical blonde.

The range of Deville here was amazing. Rose bounced off of it great as well. This broke down when Ziggler and Otis came out, but I feel that this should lead to Mandy vs Sonya at MITB. I am pretty sure it will be a mixed tag match, which is fine, but I really want the women to go one-on-one.

Here are my Winners & Losers of this week’s SmackDown:

WINNER: Dana Brooke

Everything may be coming up Dana. I know I shouldn’t count my chickens before they hatch, however, I have a good feeling about this. I think it would be an utter shock if Alexa and Nikki lost the titles this early next week to Carmella and Dana. Then again, The Kabuki Warriors had a long title reign and this may have just been the quick way to transition the titles. Either way there isn’t a solid tag division so that still remains the problem.

Dana has more of an odds at winning the tag titles then winning MITB. With Shayna and Nia in that match, I am not expecting an underdog to win.

WINNER: Sonya Deville

Sonya freaking Deville gave me my life and something I didn’t even realize I needed. Her mic work has improved leaps and bounds to what it used to be. The levels she was able to portray. I also love how it built up. She started low with her voice and then she built that volume up. As I have mentioned earlier, THIS should have been in front of a crowd, but I am glad it is happening.

Mandy sold it as well, and the fact they are such good friends in real life gives me big hopes for the future of this storyline. I hope WWE doesn’t mess it up.

LOSER: Naomi

Although Naomi will be fine from her not making it into the MITB match, it will be a miss for the fans. She thrives in these types of matches. I am very glad that Dana is in it, but Naomi should be as well. With Shayna and Nia in the match we need every athletic person we can get to make sure it doesn’t stay slow. With that being said, the way they are doing the match this year makes me excited regardless.

Final Thoughts:

Overall it was another good SmackDown highlighting the women. In fact, for the past several weeks, all shows have done a nice job for the ladies and given us all a lot to talk about.

The “climb the corporate ladder” version of the MITB match this year intrigues me. I am looking forward to it. My big fear is that it may open the gates for Shayna Baszler to dominate much like she did at Elimination Chamber. If that is the case, then that will make this a waste of time. Regardless, I am very impressed with these alternate ways WWE is planning to do matches without having a crowd.

What were your thoughts on SmackDown this week? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave what you are thinking in the comment section below.

Tamina to clash with Bayley at MITB for the SmackDown Women’s Title

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Tamina solidified her shot at Bayley’s title by defeating Sasha Banks tonight on SmackDown. Following up from WrestleMania, Tamina wasn’t happy that she was the first one eliminated in the Fatal Five-way at the biggest event of the year. She made her point that it took all four of her competitors to eliminate her and … Read more

Fight Like A Girl series is now airing on Quibi

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As reported earlier this year in January, WWE has now launched the Fight Like A Girl series on the steaming service known as Quibi. The series picks 10 women who have struggled throughout their life, one way or another, and over the course of 10 weeks helps instill confidence through training at the Performance Center. … Read more

Top 5 women wrestler’s that inspired Jake Atlas

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WWE’s first openly gay signee Jake Atlas recently sat down with DS Shin from Ring the Belle to divulge his top five women that have inspired him. Atlas recently made his debut on NXT in a losing effort to Dexter Lumis. Just like most gay men growing up, Atlas idolized the women of WWE through admiration and intrigue. He spoke to Shin about how it was the women of the company that inspired him to become the wrestler that he is today.

Generally from a young boy you would hear them say idols such as The Rock, The Undertaker, and Stone Cold influenced them to want to become a wrestler. For Atlas, and many gay youth, this was quite the contrary.

Let’s go through Atlas’ top five and see if these women were ever inspirations to you.

5. Maryse

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Atlas starts off his list with the French Kiss herself, Maryse. Maryse was definitely a powerful heel during her mainstay with the company. He praised the fact that she came in green without wrestling experience and turned herself into not just a Diva but an in-ring presence. She also came into this without knowing English very well. Atlas explains how when he has been a heel character, Maryse’s portrayal is one he admired.

“I’ve always been a fan of heels. I’ve always been about the bad girls, the mean girls. It just looks so effortless for her. So sometimes whenever I have done a heel character I have done the hand gesture, like get out of my face, and it has always been a tribute to her.”

4. Gail Kim

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Atlas believes that Gail Kim is one of the best women’s wrestlers to exist. He mentions her move to TNA and is glad they were able to show why she is one of the best.

“I’m glad that TNA gave her the platform to acknowledge that she is one of the best. Her match with Tessa Blanchard was phenomenal. You know, I think I saw this on Twitter. Gail Kim vs. Tessa Blanchard was what Trish and Charlotte was for WWE at SummerSlam. That’s just generational. Gail Kim was ahead of her time, she was so good, I enjoyed her work at WWE. It was really awesome to just see her win the Women’s Title in her debut, because she is just so good,”

3. Sasha Banks

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Atlas attributes Sasha for his psychological aspect of wrestling. Her sayings and thought process behind the art of wrestling is what he admires from her. He has adapted this into his own career and his own way of thinking about loving what he does.

“Again, just the heel character in her is what really drew me to her, but more than anything, she is just so passionate about this…..The one line I always say when I am about to go through the curtain is ‘I was born to do this.’ And maybe other people have said this in the past, but I got it from Sasha.”

“Another quote that she says is ‘be so good that they can’t ignore you.’ And that can’t be anymore truer for her. Mentally she is just so good at wrestling and you see that through her matches. Through the psychology of what she does. The Sasha and Bayley match, one of the best matches I have ever seen.

2. Aj Lee

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Aj Lee is one female wrestler that Atlas believes was relatable to him. Through her advocacy on mental health and from her passion she showed for wrestling. He talks about her book and how she was meant to do this. He also recalls her FCW days and how he enjoyed her matches with Naomi.

“I remember at Payback when she won the Divas Title and when the referee handed her the belt, you could just see her face as she is receiving the belt. This was her moment. This was her crowning moment. Her whole life’s work into finally winning the top championship of WWE. I just connected to her from her FCW days when she would have the matches with Naomi, they would kill it.”

1.Trish Stratus

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Let’s be honest, Trish Stratus was an idol for many people. She predominately was an idol for all of the gay youth growing up, myself included. She was also that way for Atlas. He recalls the story of not being able to see her main event match on RAW against Lita when it took place because he was punished by his mother. He recalls a funny story of how he blamed his mother for Trish losing the title that night.

He had the following to say on why she means so much to him:

“I remember before I came out, I would always say she was my girlfriend and that I would marry her one day. I just wanted to be her. She is the best of all time I think of the women. When it comes to the overall package. She had it. She was a superstar. She was the standard of what you needed to be.”

“She just made me feel everything about pro wrestling. She made me feel it all. She made me cry, I cried at her retirement match. I cried in her return, I cried for the Trish and Charlotte match. This was my person, my go to wrestler. You made me feel this about wrestling.”

Voices like Atlas’ are good for the community. Him speaking on his top five women’s wrestlers who have inspired him to do what he does is inspiring of itself. The women that we have grown to idolize whether it is in WWE or any other organization means a lot to those who feel as though they don’t have a voice.

What did you think of his list? Do you share any of the same women? Who makes your top five? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Thank you to Ring the Belle for this exclusive content.

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 04.10.20

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Friday Night SmackDown picked up where RAW left off and that is with plenty to talk about from the women’s division. WrestleMania may be in the rear view, however, there is still plenty to build from as a result of that event. The match of the night saw The Kabuki Warriors getting a rematch for their former gold. They faced the new Women’s Tag Team Champions – Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss.

Another great match between these four women was a joy to watch. Personally, I feel that the WrestleMania match was better, but this one certainly was entertaining. Asuka and Cross arguing on top of the commentary desk was fun to watch. Speaking of Asuka, she certainly has been the glue that has held both RAW and SmackDown together. She has been appearing on both shows for the past several weeks and has been the most entertaining to see during this time.

The match culminated with Kairi Sane being isolated in the ring. This allowed for a blind tag by Cross. She would enter the match and hit a neck breaker to pick up the pin on Sane to retain the title. With these two being the only two teams left on-screen I couldn’t have been the only one wanting The IIconics to return tonight.

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In regards to the tag team division there seems to be a new team brewing and that is Dana Brooke and Carmella. They were seen backstage approaching Bliss & Cross after their win. They challenged them to a match and although Bliss was reluctant, they accepted. There wasn’t any mention of when this match would take place but because Brooke and Carmella weren’t on WrestleMania they wanted a chance for the gold.

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Brooke was also announced to be in a qualifying match for next week against Naomi for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match that will take place on May 10.

From the tag titles we transfer to the SmackDown Women’s Title. Bayley retained in a Fatal Five-way at Mania and she continues to think she is the unstoppable role model. Her and Sasha Banks stood in the ring and explained the opinions of the sheep. They were interrupted by a determined Tamina. The two best friends attempt to smooth things over as always with the compliments to her. Tamina wasn’t buying it and issued a challenge of her own. She explains that although she may have been first out during the Fatal Five-way match, it took all four of the other competitors to do so. She wants a title shot one-on-one with the longest reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion.

Bayley would agree to this, however, Tamina has to go through Banks first next week. It has been a while since Tamina has been seen as an unstoppable force and also standing on her own instead of being the bodyguard for someone else. So could she be finally getting her moment?

Sonya Deville was also on the show to accompany Dolph Ziggler to ringside. Ziggler defeated Tucker and although it appears Mandy Rose is busy with Otis, Deville will meet with her next week. Deville and Ziggler maintain that the footage that was shown about their involvement with the Valentine’s date gone wrong was doctored. Let’s see how Deville talks her way out of this one as she will be face to face with Rose next week.

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Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week:

WINNER: Sasha Banks

Banks has really been killing it on the mic. Her reactions to Tamina have been comical and having that during these times is a nice relief. Since Bayley was the one to make the match between Sasha and Tamina for next week, it seems that there is still that break up lurking. Although I won’t get my hopes up to much because we all know what happen for the majority of 2018 between the two.

WINNER: Dana Brooke

OPPORTUNITY!! Brooke was unfortunately taken out of the WrestleMania match but she is back and is ready to finally get some gold. Between her qualifying match for the MITB Ladder match as well a Women’s Tag Team Championship If anyone’s immediate future looks bright it would be Dana’s.

LOSER:

Everyone on tonight’s show seems to be moving forward in there storylines so it really is hard to pick a loser this week. The Kabuki Warriors could be considered on the losing end as they lost their rematch, but with how Asuka has been carrying both shows and the match itself being good that seems to be a stretch.

What did you think of this week’s show? Who were your Winners and Losers? Did you find anyone on the loser end? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

WWE’s Women’s Roster participates in the #DontRushChallenge

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The ladies of WWE are keeping busy with their social media attributes as they participate in the #DontRushChallenge. This trend of – presenting their best selves in a matter of seconds – is making its way around social media and many favorites of the women’s division gladly jumped on bored. In a time of most … Read more

Winners & Losers: WrestleMania 36 Day 2 04.05.20

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Day 1 and 2 of the most unique, strangest and genuinely intriguing WrestleMania ever is complete. Day 1 received praise and plaudits for the highly energetic and intense matches that took place. Now that we are somewhat adjusted to the jarring and bizarre format, how did tonight’s show fair and compare to yesterday’s? Let’s find … Read more

Bayley last eliminates Lacey Evans to retain the SmackDown Women’s Title

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Heading into WrestleMania, Bayley had the odds stacked against her as she had to defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against four other women. When everything was said and done and with the assist of an eliminated Sasha Banks, Bayley continues her history making reign. The Fatal Five-way Elimination match had a clear cut formula between … Read more

WrestleMania Day 2 Discussion Post: 04.05.20

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Here we go! The second day of WrestleMania is here. On yesterday’s first day of the two-day event, two women’s matches took place. We have new Women’s Tag Team Champions as Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss defeated The Kabuki Warriors. This makes them the only team to hold the tag titles twice. Becky Lynch continued … Read more

WrestleMania Day 1 Discussion Post: 04.04.20

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Update: The Women’s Tag Team Title and RAW Women’s Title matches will take place tonight. WrestleMania 36 will be one to remember. For the first time in the history of WWE, WrestleMania will take place in front of no crowd. As a result of the very serious COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been taped. It … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 04.03.20

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The last night prior to the taped “Too Big For Just One Night” WrestleMania weekend and the women were here to entertain. The match of the night was a Triple Threat match between three of Bayley’s WrestleMania opponents. Bayley will be defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship in a Fatal Five-way Elimination Match this weekend. Naomi, … Read more

WrestleMania 36 – Preview and Predictions

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The weirdest, strangest and most bizarre WrestleMania of all time is nearly upon us. Not only is it going to take part over two nights and in front of zero fans, but it has also been pre-recorded across multiple locations. Over the course of Saturday and Sunday night, we will be treated to another unprecedented … Read more

Ranking All Wrestlemania Women’s Title Matches

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Hello, it’s Mykel, and I’m back with yet another list! With Wrestlemania around the corner, I decided to sit and watch every single WWE Women’s Title match and rank them out on a scale of 1 to 10, worst to best. Which match was the best? Let’s find out!

SmackDown Discussion Post: 03.27.20

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As WrestleMania grows closer, there are only a few shows left before the event. It has been reported that all shows have been taped including WrestleMania through April 8 which will be NXT. For SmackDown tonight, the advertised match is between Asuka and Alexa Bliss. This feud has been brewing for a few weeks once … Read more

Top 5 women’s WrestleMania matches

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We are very close to what will go down as the strangest and most unprecedented WrestleMania in history. The global outbreak of Coronavirus has literally put the world on lockdown with all sporting events and mass gatherings either postponed or canceled. The NBA, NFL, and NHL are all postponed until further notice, the XFL has … Read more

Six-Pack Elimination Match set for the SmackDown Women’s Title at WrestleMania

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What was originally supposed to happen last week, Paige made her “return” to Friday Night SmackDown. She was via skype and was present virtually to confront the SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley. Before Paige could get more than two words out, Bayley and Sasha Banks made their way to the ring. They mocked the fact that … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 03.13.20

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Friday Night SmackDown was brought to you from the WWE Performance Center in front of – no one. That’s right. For the first time ever, SmackDown took place without an audience. Truth be told, at first, it was awkward and odd but the talent did a great job making light of it and still putting … Read more

Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks WrestleMania 32 04.03.16

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In 2016 the change of the women’s division developed from them being known as Divas to simply Superstars. This Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 32 cemented that final chapter as Charlotte walked in as the Divas Champion but would walk out as WWE Women’s Champion. The championship that shortly thereafter would be renamed as the … Read more

A Future WWE: The FCW Story is featured on the WWE Network

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In preparation for WrestleMania in Tampa, Fla. – WWE has put together the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) story. Having the show of all shows take place in Tampa makes it for some Superstars a full circle moment. Before the WWE Performance Center and NXT, we had FCW which was WWE’s developmental program that was started … Read more

A Six-pack challenge is rumored for the SmackDown Women’s Title for WrestleMania

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WrestleMania is less than 30-days away and unlike the RAW and NXT Women’s Championships, the SmackDown brand is struggling. The SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley has defeated three different women in the past two months. Lacey Evans, Carmella, and Naomi have all been defeated by everyone’s favorite role model. Naomi being the only one to grab … Read more

SmackDown Discussion Post: 03.06.20

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We have arrived at the last SmackDown before the Elimination Chamber. At this time, we currently do not have a SmackDown women’s match on the card. So will we finally get one announced tonight? The advertised match is a rematch from last week’s show. Naomi and Lacey Evans are set to take on Sasha Banks … Read more

Five matches from Elimination Chamber events that are a must-see

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The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view has been a yearly event for WWE since 2010 with the exception of 2016 when it was removed from the schedule. It picked right back up in 2017 and in that year there were three women’s matches on the card. These events main attraction, just as many, was originally focused on … Read more

Tag Team rematch scheduled for SmackDown

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On WWE’s The Bump, it was mentioned that Sasha Banks and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley will receive a rematch. Last week, after an orchestrated attack on Naomi occurred by Bayley and a returning Banks, Lacey Evans made the save. This turned the original one-on-one match into a tag team bout that favored in Naomi’s direction. … Read more

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