Welcome to the SmackDown Redux, boys and girls! This week the Divas
are doing double duty, as Natalya takes on Tamina (with AJ Lee), after their run-in on Main Event. Also, The Funkadactyls clash with the Bella Twins in a Total Divas tag match. Check out the matches below:
I won’t even bother giving Natalya vs. Tamina a full recap, as it was a total squash match. With Natalya losing her title match by DQ and winning so convincingly over Tamina, I’m going to say she’s going to be the Diva that’s next in line to feud with AJ Lee for the title.
Next up, Cameron and Naomi take on Nikki and Brie Bella in tag action:
The Funkadactyls make their way to the ring first and their entrance seems a bit… um… different. Yeah… different. The Bella come out next and our match is underway with Nikki and Cameron starting for their teams.
Nikki starts off with a waistlock, but Cameron reverse with a impressive arm drag. Cameron hits the ropes and attempts a sunset flip, but Nikki catches her and hits an Alabama Slam for a near fall. Staying on top of her opponent, Nikki plants Cameron with a modified bodyslam for another near fall, before whipping her across the ring.
Nikki comes charging in the corner, but runs into two boots from Cameron and a flying crossbody for a near fall. Cameron immediately rolls to her corner and tags Naomi. After a few tag team maneuvers, The Funkadactyls land yet another near fall.
Naomi goes for a suplex, but Nikki evades, locks in a front chancery, drags Naomi to the Bella camp and tags in Brie.
Brie comes in with a flurry of offense and manages to get a two count, but Naomi brings her to a screeching halt with a beautiful wheelbarrow stunner. Naomi goes for the pin, but Nikki breaks it up and takes Cameron out as well. With Naomi distracted, Brie Bella goes for the Bella Buster for the win, but Naomi has her scouted. Naomi escapes and hits The Rear View to pick up the win for her team.
Thoughts: Excellent tag match for the Divas this week. I feel like Nikki Bella was especially impressive this week. Not only has she shaken off most of the ring rust that comes with such a serious injury, but she is adding new moves into her repertoire that set her apart from Brie as a wrestler, which is a refreshing change of pace.
I was also impressed with The Funkadactyls. They’re really starting to form a solid team, as opposed to it being “The Naomi Show” every time they wrestle. With all these teams popping up (Bella Twins, Funkadactyls, AJ/Tamina and Foxsana… Eva Marie and JoJo?), I would love to see WWE give the Women’s Tag Team Championships another shot, especially with all the attention the Divas are getting now. Not to mention all the ring ready Divas in NXT. Just sayin’, WWE…
Well, that’s all for this week guys! Until next time!
