5 things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown: 4-time World Champion turning face, Identity of female RETRIBUTION member revealed? (August 7th, 2020)

#4. What was the meaning behind the chaos of the RETRIBUTION segment to end SmackDown?

RETRIBUTION IS TEARING THE PLACE APART!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/d7UyDD4I6b

— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2020

RETRIBUTION is here. And they're not restricting themselves to RAW - They're taking over all brands, from the look of things. The final segment of SmackDown saw RETRIBUTION make their presence known and they chased off everybody - including the commentary team of Corey Graves and Michael Cole.

It's hard to assess and analyze what the actual meaning behind it could be - or what the actual motive is. However, it's clear that they're being presented as a rebellious anarchy faction whose faces we won't see for a while.

We noticed that there were two women in the group as well (and three men). It's hard to tell who it was, apart from a few glimpses that we have.

The identity of one woman appears to be former NXT star, Vanessa Borne. While there was some speculation about Chelsea Green as well, we can't be too sure of that. However, Borne's curly brown hair seems to be an indicator.

Vanessa Bourne and Chelsea Green seem to be part of Retribution. Any others you noticed? pic.twitter.com/Ue62ejFcof

— HeelByNature.com (@HeelByNatureYT) August 8, 2020

It was an incredible ending to a not-so-incredible SmackDown. We can't wait to see more RETRIBUTION!