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#2. Carmella's sommelier showed off his athleticism in an intergender match against Sasha Banks on WWE SmackDown

"It's like Cirque du Sommelier in here!" - @WWEGraves #SmackDown @ReginaldWWE @SashaBanksWWE pic.twitter.com/FgkNrneBma

— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2021

Sasha Banks and Carmella's WWE SmackDown Women's Championship feud took a wacky turn on this week's episode from the Blue brand.

For Carmella to stay afloat in the top title picture, her sommelier - Reginald - had to step up against Sasha Banks in the ring last night. Not a lot of wine waiters can be incredible athletes at the same time, but Reginald is certainly an exception to that trend.

For those unaware, Reginald was an acrobat who was a cast member for Cirque du Soleil’s “LUZIA” show before he joined WWE. So WWE capitalized on the opportunity to book an intergender match between Sasha and Reginald, where the latter could show-off his incredible athleticism without getting any in-ring offense.

This way, the aforementioned intergender bout could fit within WWE's PG-environment. Despite Reginald's athletic evasions against Sasha's moves, The Legit Boss was able to tap him out with a Banks Statement.

.@SashaBanksWWE picks up the win over @ReginaldWWE on #SmackDown! @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/nmDFZL8O28

— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2021

As a result of Reginald and Sasha's clash, a new layer of excitement was added to Carmella's feud against the current SmackDown Women's Champion.