WWE Smackdown Live Results: Analysing and grading each segment (December 20th)

Natalya, Nikki Bella and Carmella Argue:

Natalya and Carmella both impressed here on the mic, especially Natalya with a vicious promo towards Nikki Bella

Grade: 8.5/10

This was a splendid promo segment that saw Natalya finally admit to her attack on Nikki Bella at Survivor Series. While everyone knew it was her from the start, this was still an excellent way for her to confess, viciously berating Bella in a great promo.

Carmella was good here as well, playing the antagonist role extremely well as she questioned Natalya with controversial remarks. Natalya, however, was the star here. Berating Bella for all her accomplishments and calling her a bi*ch, Natalya mixed real life events with the storyline, expressing her jealousy of Bella receiving all the opportunities while Natalya, the ‘wrestling royalty’, sat on the sidelines.

Suddenly, a confusing storyline between the three women received a shot of momentum injected into it, as Natalya and Bella look set to be the main rivals of the story. While Bella isn’t the strongest sympathetic figure, a feud with a heel Natalya will be a great secondary women’s feud for SD Live.

Overall, a strong promo segment that saw Natalya and Carmella both impress on the mic, as a feud with Bella and Natalya seems likely with Carmella as the outsider antagonist.