WWE SmackDown Grades: Miss Money In The Bank Strikes
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2. Charlotte Flair, Iconic Duo, Carmella Segment
No segment that took place last night affected the course of SmackDown as much as the segment that began with Charlotte Flair addressing her WrestleMania 34 performance. She did the unthinkable by breaking Asuka’s undefeated streak and retaining her title, but last night shook up everything.
Charlotte was cutting a promo in the ring before The Iconic Duo — now known as The Iconics — made a surprising appearance. The NXT standouts are now prominent members of the blue brand and what an impact they made on their first night. Peyton Royce and Billie Kay had some negative remarks towards The Queen, but those remarks would soon turn into a beatdown.
Royce and Kay laid out Charlotte in the middle of the ring, but Charlotte’s night of despair was far from over. Just as The Iconics were leaving, Carmella’s music hit and she ran down with her Money in the Bank briefcase. And unlike the other few times, she actually cashed in her opportunity this time.
And after one big kick to an already-spent Charlotte, Carmella became the SmackDown Women’s Champion in a huge moment. This segment had a little bit of everything and seeing the first-ever women’s Money in the Bank cash-in was just the icing on the cake. The SmackDown women’s division has already improved greatly after this sequence of events.
The blue brand’s women’s division has been turned upside down and this sequence directly led to it with Miss Money in the Bank finally cashing in.