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

#4 The only women’s match needed to leave a huge impact

All four women were red-hot throughout the action

There were some big matches and even bigger moments, throughout the night on the Season Premiere of SmackDown.

Universal Champion Seth Rollins took on Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a one-on-one match which was interrupted by none-other-than The Fiend himself. Other than that, 8 men competed in a tag team match which saw Braun Strowman come face to face with former Boxing Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury who was seated at ringside.

One of the best moments of the night saw Brock Lesnar end Kofi Kingston’s dream run as WWE Champion in under ten seconds, but face his biggest nightmare only moments after his match.

First Superstar on #SmackDownOnFox ✅In-Ring Promo ✅Segment with The Rock ✅First Match on #SmackDownOnFox ✅First Win on #SmackDownOnFox ✅Over an entire quarter of the first #SmackDownOnFox ✅ That's Becky Lynch to you! @BeckyLynchWWE pic.twitter.com/M0MKTe98da

— Joe. Fan of The Man™ (@BeckyFanJoe) October 5, 2019

Shane McMahon too lost his job as Kevin Owens climbed the ladder to retrieve the briefcase which allowed him to “Fire” Shane in the process.

With such a stacked card with so many memorable spots, it would have been difficult to fit in the women’s match and make it as big a talking point. Therefore, having it open the night was the right thing to do as it allowed the women time to perform and also get the social media going before the other segments and matches played out.