WWE SmackDown: Results, Highlights and Grades for December 20th, 2019

Bayley (w/ Sasha Banks) vs. Dana Brooke

Lockup to start. Bayley backs Brooke into the corner before smashing her head into the turnbuckle. Then a snapmare by Bayley into a sliding clothesline for a pin and a quick kickout. Brooke mounts a comeback with a series of clotheslines and then an impressive cartwheel kick for a pin and a quick kickout from Bayley this time.

Enraged, Bayley hops up and stomps Brooke into the ground. She trash talks Brooke before hitting an aggressive suplex for a two count. Bayley drags Brooke’s face near Banks between the ropes where they literally rub Brooke’s face in her SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Bayley has a tight rest hold on Brooke until Brooke fights out. Bayley goes for a back suplex, but Brooke lands on her feet in an attempt to mount a comeback spot.

She climbs to the top for a Swanton Bomb and nails it. Brooke makes the cover, but Bayley grabs the ropes. Brooke hits a series of clotheslines, then a handspring elbow into the corner, followed by a cartwheel elbow on the ground for a two count.

Brooke’s momentum is stalled with Bayley launches Brooke face first into the turnbuckle pad. Bayley hits her finisher for the win.

Winner: Bayley

Grade: C

Despite a strong start, I couldn’t get into this as much as I would’ve hoped. Brooke looked mighty impressive though. Highlighted the best of her moveset and was effective.

Banks and Bayley badmouth and stand tall over Brooke before Lacey Evans runs down to make the save (from trash talking?).

Evans grabs the mic to call Banks a “legit bully” with no backbone. She challenges Banks to a match right now to make her a “legit loser.” Looks like Banks accepts before we go to a commercial break.

Lacey Evans vs. Sasha Banks

Banks gets a headlock in, but Evans pushes Banks into the corner, until Banks starts slamming Evans’ head into the middle turnbuckle before hitting a meteora to the back for a two count. She then gets a suplex for another two count. Banks starts working on Evans’ arm, but Evans tries to fight out, only to get dropkicked.

Banks follows up with a meteora to the face this time for another two count. She starts stomping and kicking Evans in the back of her head. She taunts Evans in the corner, which fires Evans up to mount a comeback. Comeback spot includes a super cool springboard dropkick to the outside.

Outside, Evans slams Banks head first into the ground. Bayley tries to blindside Evans, but Evans sees it and teases a Woman’s Right. This distraction allows Banks to blindside Evans herself.

Banks then beats Evans in front of Lacey Evans’ husband and daughter at ringside. This lasts long enough for the ref to count them both out.

Incensed at the disrespect towards her family, Evans hops up and beats down Banks and Bayley until refs and Dana Brooke have to pull Evans off.

Winner: No one (double countout)

Grade: B+

This was actually genuinely great. Until the abrupt, disappointing countout finish (though I understand it, since neither of these two can really take a loss right now, I suppose). Without the finish, this almost became an A match.