3 Fantastic botches and mistakes you missed this week on SmackDown Live (August 6th, 2019)

SmackDown Live this week contained a number of interesting errors
SmackDown Live this week contained a number of interesting errors

Detroit, Michigan was WWE's final stop on the road to SummerSlam last night as they presented the final build-up to The Biggest Party of the Summer. Daniel Bryan and Rowan were back in action, whilst Roman Reigns went in search of answers after being mysteriously attacked twice in the space of a week.

Aleister Black and Sami Zayn collided a few days early after originally being expected to go one-on-one at SummerSlam this weekend and as expected, The Dutch Destroyer came out on top with an impressive Black Mass.

It was another interesting episode of SmackDown Live which included all the build-up that the company needed ahead of one of their biggest shows of the year. But there were a number of botches and mistakes throughout the show.


#3 Dolph Ziggler's forearm

Dolph Ziggler attacked Rey Mysterio last night on SmackDown Live
Dolph Ziggler attacked Rey Mysterio last night on SmackDown Live

Dolph Ziggler has become WWE's newest "Legend Killer" in recent weeks as he sets his sights on WWE legends and is now looking at a one-on-one match against Goldberg this weekend.

This week on SmackDown Live, Ziggler wanted to send a message to the WCW Legend and he decided that Rey Mysterio was the perfect star to use. Mysterio is technically in a feud with Andrade at present, but his scheduled match was against Ziggler, and he was jumped from behind before the match could begin.

The forearm that Ziggler delivered to take Mysterio down enroute to the ring didn't even touch him. Mysterio still stayed down following the hit and was later saved by Ali, but the former 205 Live star was unable to defeat Ziggler this week in order to get the revenge that many members of the WWE locker room have been hoping for in recent weeks.

#2 Kevin Owens could be feeling the pressure

Is Kevin Owens aware of what he has let himself in for at SummerSlam?
Is Kevin Owens aware of what he has let himself in for at SummerSlam?

Kevin Owens faces Shane McMahon this weekend at SummerSlam in a match where he knows that if he loses he has to quit WWE. McMahon and Owens have had issues for well over a year and finally, they come to a head this weekend, which is why Owens was pushing for The Best in the World to make the match career vs career to ensure that McMahon was no longer on SmackDown Live if he was able to defeat him.

Kevin Owens looked like he was feeling the pressure on the Kevin Owens Show this week since he tripped over his words a number of times before McMahon made his way to the ring. Could this be a hint that Owens could be forced to walk away from WWE this weekend?

#1 Where were you, Rowan?

Rowan was part of a huge botch in the main event
Rowan was part of a huge botch in the main event

Daniel Bryan and Rowan teamed up last night in the SmackDown Live main event to take on Xavier Woods and Big E, but it looked as though the wheels came off in the match late on when Rowan wasn't in the corner ready for the tag when Bryan wanted out of the match.

Bryan can be seen going over and requesting the tag but Rowan is on the floor so instead, he was forced to stay in the ring and call some spots with Big E until Rowan was up and back on the apron. Then he left Big E in the middle of the ring and tagged out, which is something that heels are never supposed to do, why didn't he get Big E in a headlock and take him with him? It was a strange exchange from someone with the experience that Bryan has.

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