WWE SmackDown: 4 things WWE got right on this week’s episode (November 15, 2019)

#3 Team NXT’s pinfall loss

This week, Nikki Cross fought for the right to join Team SmackDown at Survivor Series as she squared off with women's champion Bayley.

However, Shayna Baszler appeared, which caused Bayley to make her way out of the ring, and then the group of Rhea Ripley, Tegan Knox, Mia Yim, and Dakota Kai appeared to lead another invasion on SmackDown.

After half of the SmackDown locker room came out, an eight-women Tag Team match was set between the four women of NXT, and SmackDown’s Sasha Banks, Dana Brooke, Carmella, and Cross.

After a good match that gave fans a taste of what to look forward to at Survivor Series, Cross delivered a twisting neck breaker on Kai for the pinfall victory.

Not only was this the right booking to build fan interest for Survivor Series, but the match also did a lot for Cross and her attempt to get included in Team SmackDown for the event.

EXCLUSIVE: @NikkiCrossWWE is intent on being the fifth member of Team #SmackDown at #SurvivorSeries and hopes her performance tonight finalized her case. pic.twitter.com/w0taXUuddE

— WWE (@WWE) November 16, 2019

Kai taking the pinfall also continued the story of how she is the weak link in the NXT women’s locker room, and this could continue to build her story before she either implodes or explodes.