 SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair and Sonya Deville Attacked Ronda RouseyRousey is still rough on the mic, but I appreciated that she spoke like an actual human being this time compared to when she first came back last month. If she can continue to come off as likeable, I think she'll largely be cheered, but then again, fans booed her against Charlotte at Survivor Series back in 2018, so it's tough to say for sure. This was a fine segment to further the feud between Flair and Rousey and set up Rousey vs. Deville for next week's SmackDown. That will be Rousey's first TV match since before WrestleMania 35.
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 Heath Attacked Impact World Champion MooseI liked how Moose ran down everyone he's beaten so far as Impact World Champion, though I wasn't expecting Heath to be the one to interrupt him. We haven't seen Heath in a bit, apparently because of IMPACT's COVID-19 protocols according to what he said. He was correct when he referenced that his debut match in IMPACT was against Moose two years ago, but I really don't have any desire to see them run it back at Sacrifice with the top title on the line. Then again, if there's any match to give away on a two-week build, it would be that, so whatever.
 Microman, Aramis and El Dragon def. Arez, Gino Medina, and Mini Abismo NegroI'm not familiar with Microman or Abismo Negro at all and I was skeptical how they'd fare against the other guys involved, but the live crowd sure seemed to enjoy them and it made for a fun match. Aramis and Arez always work well together any time I've seen time share the ring, so that added to my enjoyment of it as well. I don't know if this needed to last as long as it did, but again, the crowd was into it.
 Amale def. Xia BrooksideBoth women have been in the midst of character changes in recent months and I've been impressed by them in their new roles. The match itself wasn't anything worth writing home about, but it was decent enough and they had solid showings. Brookside needs wins, but it was more important for Amale to pick up the victory to establish her credibility, especially if she's headed for a rematch with Jinny at some point.
 Veer Mahaan def. Apollo CrewsThis was a rematch from last week's show, though the biggest difference is that Mahaan was a straight-up babyface this time. Maybe he was doing this last week and I just failed to notice, but he came down to the ring smiling and shaking the hands of fans. He seemed to get a decent reaction from the audience in attendance (unless that was solely piped-in crowd noise), so I wouldn't be against him being brought to Raw in that role (assuming he ever actually debuts). The match itself was decent and competitive with Commander Azeez attempting to interfere a few times only for Mahaan to win, anyway. At this point, WWE may as well save Mahaan until after WrestleMania 38 because my guess is he'll get lost in the shuffle if he debuts before then.
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