6 concept matches from Extreme Rules that didn't work

#2 Kendo Stick on a Pole match

Alexa Bliss celebrating after beating Bayley in a very forgettable match

When Nikki Cross caused an upset by pinning SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley, it has now led to Alexa Bliss and Bayley meeting once again at Extreme Rules for the second time in three years. However, their encounter at Extreme Rules 2017 is one that they will want to forget.

After feuding for several months, it culminated at Extreme Rules in which they fought in a Kendo Stick on a Pole match. The objective of the match was to retrieve a kendo stick from a pole, which then allowed you to use it against your opponent.

Whilst the match had the potential to be a good concept match, the delivery of the outcome was far from it. The whole premise of this match stemmed from the question of whether Bayley would attack one of her opponents with a weapon.

Unfortunately, a lot of the actual match still focused on whether or not Bayley would use the kendo stick, meaning very little happened in the actual match. In the end, Bliss’s unrelenting attack with the weapon made this match both very short and very forgettable.

Whilst the Women’s Revolution continue to break barriers in the WWE, it is fair to say that they may not have another Kendo Stick on a Pole match again.