5 Opportunities WWE missed on SmackDown before Money in the Bank - Surprise return, Swerve for Universal title match? (May 8th, 2020)

#2 Giving the fans more of the Mandy Rose-Sonya Deville rivalry

This round goes to @SonyaDevilleWWE... #SmackDown @WWE_MandyRose pic.twitter.com/5vvyVPW3Xt

— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2020

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville finally sparred with one another on this week's episode of SmackDown. The match was more like an all-out brawl with both Mandy and Deville managing to control proceedings at some point during the match. The latter eventually won with a roll-up pin but many fans thought that given the quality displayed, the match was cut rather short.

Another backstage segment on SmackDown

Much like Triple H ripping Batista’s nosering out and Randy Orton twisting Jeff Hardy’s stretched ears, sometimes it’s the simplest of things that can evoke the greatest reaction.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/d1AttMaO55

— Gary Cassidy (@consciousgary) May 9, 2020

WWE possibly wants a bigger stage for Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to culminate their rivalry and hence a short match on SmackDown made sense. However, there are other ways of giving the WWE Universe more of this rivalry.

Now Mandy actually dominated the closing stages of the match before Deville escaped with a quick roll-up pinfall. Hence, it would've made sense to have her interviewed in a backstage segment where she too could chime in with a few words on the occasion.

This could also build hype for next week's SmackDown since the two women are not scheduled to face each other at Money in the Bank as of this writing.