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

#3 Lack of Hell in a Cell match announcements

The match was announced after Charlotte made Bayley tap out

One of the biggest complains WWE fans have had this week is that the company hasn’t built towards its next pay-per-view well enough. Hell in a Cell is scheduled for October 6, and the company had only announced three matches before SmackDown began this Friday. One of the three matches was announced well in advance, even before Clash of Champions took place.

Before SmackDown started, fans were only aware of the RAW Women’s Championship match, while the SmackDown Women’s Championship match hadn’t been announced. After Charlotte applied her signature Figure Eight maneuver to Bayley and made her tap out, fans were finally ready for the big announcement.

#SmackDown Women's Champion @itsBayleyWWE will battle #The Queen @MsCharlotteWWE THIS SUNDAY at WWE #HIAC.https://t.co/UYTaWhLES9

— WWE (@WWE) October 5, 2019

Soon after the match, WWE announced that Bayley will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Charlotte Flair at the event on Sunday. This announcement took the number of matches announced for the event up to four, and finally gave fans and the company something to talk about before the event. With only the Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper tag team match set from the blue brand for the event from the men’s side, this match is the only championship match announced from SmackDown.