Bayley vs. Lacey Evans

Friday Night Smackdown January 17

Bayley dove to the outside as soon as the bell rang and Lacey Evans chased her to the outside. After getting back in the ring, Bayley attacked Lacey as she rolled back in the ring to giver her a short advantage that Lacey stopped with a swinging hurricanrana. Bayley found an opening and went for a quick pinfall, but the official caught Bayley putting her feet on the ropes. Lacey went for her springboard moonsault, but Bayley got her feet up and Lacey Evans rolled to the outside where Bayley hit Evans with a knee into the barricade before Smackdown went to commercial. Bayley still had the advantage when the show came back from commercial break. From the second rope, Bayley connected with a flying back elbow for a 2 count. Lacey then evaded a top rope cross body and connected with the Women’s Right for the pinfall victory over the Smackdown Women’s Champion.

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent