5 factors which may have led to The Four Horsewomen competing in the first match on SmackDown's Premiere

#2 The need to crush critics

WWE needs to show its fans that it values its female talent

The women’s revolution took its sweet time, but has taken over WWE in the past year or so. This was made evident by WWE’s first all-female pay-per-view last year called WWE Evolution, and this year’s WrestleMania being main-evented by three top women.

While all that is extremely important for the WWE and has shown that the company is ready to give women equal chances, the emergence of the opportunities Saudi Arabia has provided WWE has constantly pulled criticism towards the company.

Hey @WWE how many women matches we get this time at #WWECrownJewel, certainly not one

— Schmidt (@DerOsnabruecker) October 2, 2019

Since all Saudi Arabian shows have been stacked with male talent, WWE needs to keep reminding fans that they are as invested in the female talent as they are in the male talent.

With another pay-per-view in the Kingdom coming up at the end of the month, it was the right thing for the company to do to open the night with four top female Superstars and hush the critics even before they emerged.

While Becky Lynch and Charlotte have become WWE’s biggest Superstars, the company still comes under criticism that they do not handle their female talent equally. Therefore, such spots and matches remind the fans that the company is now doing everything it can to provide equal opportunities to women and keep them in the spotlight.