WWE SmackDown Results, Highlights, And Grades For August 14, 2018

SmackDown Women’s Championship Hype

Carmella says that Becky Lynch used to be a clown and should go back to doing that, because that’s the only thing Becky is better than Charlotte. Becky admits that she isn’t happy Charlotte is in the match, but only because Flair is a hell of a competitor who immediately reduces anyone’s chances of winning.

After this statement from Becky, Carmella cackles, noting that while it’s difficult to beat Charlotte, who has won every possible women’s title and defeated Asuka at WrestleMania, she’s done it twice. Carmella tries to list Becky’s accomplishments, but the only thing she recalls is that Lynch was the first SmackDown Women’s Champion…only because Charlotte was on Raw (Mella’s logic).

I loved the moment where Mella covered her ears when Charlotte began to speak and the crowd “Woo’d” for “The Queen”. Charlotte then started to go in on Carmella on the mic, calling Carmella a “diva” in a women’s era. Carmella doubled down on this, proclaiming that she is more beautiful and has a better body than both of them. Ugh! The crowd, obviously, voiced their displeasure at Carmella’s comments.

Paige said that what Carmella does best is run her mouth, so she should run along to the commentary table while Charlotte and Becky tear down the house in a tag match with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville (or, uh, something like that.)

Grade: B, solid segment, good jabs from everyone involved, and nice heel heat for Carmella.