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#3 Impressed on WWE SmackDown: The Riott Squad

The Riott Squad looked good inside the ring

This week on WWE SmackDown, Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott took on the Women's Tag Team Champions, Charlotte Flair and Asuka. This match was rather impressive and allowed The Riott Squad to assert themselves as credible challengers for tag team gold. Both Superstars were good inside the ring as they battled against two of the best in-ring workers in the entire promotion.

Their match on WWE SmackDown was well-balanced right from the start. Both teams sought their moments to dominate the encounter and worked well inside the squared circle. The short to-and-fro of hard-hitting blows between Charlotte Flair and Ruby Riott was particularly interesting to watch. It appeared as though the champion is actually being tested inside the ring, and that led us into believing that we could see the Riott Squad emerge as strong contenders for the tag team titles in the coming weeks.

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At one point in the match, Ruby Riott got the better of Asuka, and the latter could have been pinned. However, the official was distracted by Billie Kay, and Asuka got enough time to turn things around. This, of course, led to The Riott Squad parting ways with Kay on a backstage segment after she cost them a possible title opportunity.

This match also showed that Charlotte Flair and Asuka's chemistry has improved a lot since the two got their hands on the Tag Team Championships. It would be interesting to see what's in store for these champions. As for Riott Squad, they made a strong case for themselves on WWE SmackDown and are expected to find themselves in the title picture sooner than later.

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Shruti Sadbhav is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. With a triple major in Journalism, English Literature, and Psychology, she has always been drawn to writing. As an avid sports lover, writing about sports was the finest way to combine her passion with her prowess.

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Edited by Kaushik Das