Wrestlemania Day Two Review

Bayley vs. Tamina vs. Sasha Banks vs. Lacey Evans vs. Naomi (Fatal 5-Way Smackdown Women’s Championship)

Tamina stands tall as the other women try taking her down. She blow all of them back as one by one they try to take her out. Lacey Evans gets clocked by an elbow. Evans takes Tamina down with a chop-block. Banks kicks Tamina and she gets sent to the arena floor. Bayley and Sasha keep up their alliance against Evans and Naomi. Bayley and Banks team up on Evans in the corner. Evans and Naomi do some fancy team work to take down Banks and Bayley. Some double drop kicks send Banks and Bayley to the floor. Naomi and Evans try roll ups on each other.

Tamina re-enters and throws Banks and Evans around. Naomi gets some medicine from Tamina as well. Tamina continues her domination of the other competitors. She covers each of the other competitors for two counts. Banks, Tamina, and Naomi have a Team Bad reunion that’s ended by Tamina kicking Banks in the face. Naomi gives a stunner to Tamina for a two. Tamina powers out of a double cover by Evans and Naomi. Bayley sends an elbow, Banks sends a frog splash, Evans with a moonsault, and Naomi hits her with a split leg splash.

All four of them cover Tamina. Tamina is eliminated. Lacey and Naomi double baseball slide into Banks and Bayley. Bayley sends Evans into the ring steps. Bayley focuses on Naomi as the other two lay at ringside. She’s really playing up her meaner side tonight. Banks and Bayley double team Naomi. Banks goes for double knees in the corner but misses. Naomi tries for a double pin on Banks and Bayley but they kick out at two. Naomi looks great so far. She’s holding her own against both of the friends. Bayley ends her run with a knee to the back of the head. Banks locks in the Bank Statement and Naomi taps out.

Wrestlemania 36: The Match Continues

Down to Banks, Bayley, and Evans. You can see the seeds being sewn for the breakup of Banks and Bayley. They’re playing up their team too much at this point. Evans crawls back into the ring. The two friends strike on Evans. They double team Lacey who barely kicks out of their move. Lacey moves out of the way right as Bayley knees Sasha in the head. Evans tries rolling up Bayley. Sasha makes it back to the ring and Bayley pleads with her to not breakup their partnership. Evans hits the Women’s Right on Banks and eliminates her.

Bayley didn’t try to help out her friend. It’s one-on-one now. Bayley mocks Evans and shoves her face into the ropes. Lacey explodes with a clothesline to turn the tide of the match. It all turns back around as Bayley sends Lacey crashing into the ring post. Bayley targets the injured shoulder of Evans.

Bayley ties up Evans with the tag rope. Evans finally unties herself from the turnbuckle after much punishment from Bayley. Lacey sets up Bayley for a moonsault and lands it. Bayley barely kicks out after a beautiful moonsault. Banks makes it back into the match, hits Lacey with the backstabber, Bayley sends Evans face first into the mat for the three count. Banks hands the title back to Bayley and fastens it to her waist.

Wrestlemania 36: Analysis and Grade

This one was a pleasant surprise. Normally these multi-person matches end up being a big blend of bodies and moves with no substance. In this case, everyone, even Tamina, got big spots. The main story is going to be Bayley and Sasha Banks coming out of it. Who knows where it will lead. We haven’t seen Sasha Banks as a babyface in a long time. We do know that these two women can put on a clinic when put together. Lacey Evans looks like a credible babyface for the first time in her run with the company. I was hoping she would win at points, but the Banks-Bayley story makes more sense going forward.

Good on the Smackdown women for putting on such a good match.

Grade: 9/10