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Highlights:

Dragunov is knocking his Title reign out of the park so far, and it's great to see him utilized so well on SmackDown

Several factions and storylines are really dragging at the moment and feel a bit aimless, like anything around the MFTs and whatever is happening with Giulia's Championship reign.

I really hope we keep Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair together for a while longer before they inevitably break up or one turns on the other. They are just so fun to watch as a team

Lash Legend getting called up was the right, well, call, and pairing her with Nia Jax is big time

Well, I did not see Giulia losing her WWE Women's United States Championship, but man, couldn't go to a better person than Chelsea Green! Green is one of the consistent highlights of whatever WWE show she happens to be on, and it's awesome seeing her become a double Champ over the course of a week. Couldn't be happier for her.

Unfortunately, this also ends a pretty disappointing Title reign for Giulia, and I'm curious to see what happens with her next as far as storyline and her alliance with Kiana James. You'd be forgiven for forgetting Giulia was actually Champion if you watched every week, and there wasn't much in terms of story or growth for her since winning the Title. Hopefully, WWE has something planned for her that will fix that, because she's too good just to fade into the background.