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SummerSlam took over the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas last night, and it was easily one of the most entertaining pay-per-views of the year. The returns of Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar were coupled with several title changes, which have changed the company's face heading into Survivor Series.
It was an entertaining night, but while there were some incredible moments throughout, there were also some decisions that left the WWE Universe scratching their heads.
With a card that boasted 11 matches, there were some sour points that were able to manifest themselves into the show.
The following list looks at just five mistakes that WWE made at this year's SummerSlam.
#5. Becky Lynch returned at SummerSlam and squashed Bianca Belair in seconds for the SmackDown Women's Championship
The WWE Universe has been anticipating the return of Becky Lynch over the past few months, and the former Women's Champion finally made her return at SummerSlam.
The Man came out to confront Bianca Belair after Sasha Banks was declared unable to compete. Lynch then went on to face off against Belair for the SmackDown Women's Championship and was able to defeat The EST of WWE in a matter of seconds.
WWE has invested a lot of stock in Belair since the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, but they seem to have undone all of that by letting them engage in a match lasting only 27 seconds.
There was a way that WWE could have done this and allowed the two women to have a decent match, rather than undoing all of the work that has been done to build Belair in recent months.
Bianca Belair won The Women's Royal Rumble and main-evented night one of WrestleMania in Lynch's absence. It appears as though she has now been fed to The Man since she's finally able to make her return. Belair defeated every woman on SmackDown in Lynch's absence but wasn't seen as much of a threat to the former champion when they went one-on-one for the first time.
Whilst the WWE Universe has been hotly anticipating this return, there was a better way to do it at SummerSlam without allowing Lynch to become a heel in the process. Bianca Belair deserved better since she has been the one keeping Lynch's seat warm whilst she has been starting her own family.
#4. RK-Bro won the RAW Tag Team Championships from AJ Styles and Omos at SummerSlam
RK-Bro were able to lift their first Championships as a tag team last night at SummerSlam after Randy Orton pinned AJ Styles.
RK-Bro have become one of the most entertaining parts of Monday Night RAW over the past few weeks, but the duo were only recently able to reunite and haven't been on the same page for most of their time together.
Riddle has been proving to Randy Orton throughout their time together, and it perhaps would have made more sense if it was Riddle who got the victory at SummerSlam.
While it's easy to believe that Riddle and Orton could be just as entertaining with the Championships around their waists, it's harsh that this is the way that Styles and Omos have lost their Championships.
The feud between these two teams could have gone on for much longer, and whilst Omos remains unpinned, he has still been handed his first WWE defeat just four months after his in-ring debut.
#3. Brock Lesnar made his return and targetted Roman Reigns rather than Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam
Brock Lesnar returned to WWE for the first time since WrestleMania 36 last night at SummerSlam.
Following Roman Reigns' victory over John Cena, Lesnar made his presence known as he debuted a new look to make it clear that he was far from done with Reigns.
While it's exciting that Lesnar is back and Reigns and The Beast Incarnate now have Paul Heyman to fight over, it's still going to be Reigns vs. Lesnar, which was a match the WWE Universe had pushed down their throat just a few years ago.
Bobby Lashley deserved to be the one that Lesnar targeted so that The Almighty could have the match that he was promised against Lesnar at Survivor Series or even in Saudi Arabia in October.
WWE has several options for Lesnar's SummerSlam return, but instead, they decided to push the same button that has been pushed many times, rather than allowing someone new to be on Lesnar's radar.
#2. Goldberg vs Bobby Lashley was set up for a rematch following the finish to their match at SummerSlam
Goldberg returned to WWE to set up a Championship match against Bobby Lashley at SummerSlam.
The WWE Hall of Famer was the subject of several botches throughout the match, leading to backlash on social media. Goldberg also noted earlier this week that he only had two matches left on his current deal and that he was hoping to go after someone like Roman Reigns or John Cena.
His next match will potentially be against Bobby Lashley in Saudi Arabia since it's been set up after The Almighty locked his son in the Hurt Lock following their SummerSlam bout.
After the match ended prematurely due to the referee's decision, Lashley attacked Goldberg with a steel chair, and his son came to make the save. Goldberg was facing the other way and didn't see his son get attacked but noted at the end of the match that he would 'kill' Lashley.
#1. Charlotte Flair becomes Women's Champion once again at SummerSlam
Charlotte Flair defeated Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley last night at SummerSlam to become Women's Champion once again.
Flair made A.S.H. tap to The Figure 8 to become a 12-time Women's Champion, just a month after Nikki cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on The Queen.
There was talk of The Women's Division going in a new direction while Nikki was Champion and that she could push the women forward, but it appears that this is no longer the case since WWE has once again pushed the panic button.
Becky Lynch returned at SummerSlam to claim the SmackDown Women's Championship, so Charlotte Flair has to be the one on top on RAW. Hopefully, Flair makes it to 16 World Championship reigns and equals her father's record soon; otherwise, the WWE Universe will turn against The Queen and the fact that she is always the one to come out on top in these kinds of matches.
At some point, WWE has to allow someone else to step up as the top dog on RAW over Charlotte.
