WWE SmackDown (4th October 2019): 3 botches and mistakes you probably missed 

SmackDown's debut on FOX didn't entirely go to plan
SmackDown's debut on FOX didn't entirely go to plan

Friday Night SmackDown celebrated its 20th anniversary by making the switch over to FOX in style. Many WWE legends were in attendance for the first show on The FOX Network and it appears that even though the feeling surrounding the show was that it was a "Small WrestleMania" the pressure got to many Superstars on the night.

The switch over to FOX has become one of the biggest moves in WWE history and one that rounds off WWE's Premiere Week. The company managed to present a packed show in front of the FOX cameras for the first time with more than 17,000 fans in attendance including Tyson Fury.

Even though this was seen as one of the biggest nights in WWE history, there were still a number of shocking botches and mistakes that usually come with WWE's live product.


#3 Erin Andrews doesn't know WWE

Erin Andrews didn't have the best debut on Friday Night SmackDown
Erin Andrews didn't have the best debut on Friday Night SmackDown

The move over to FOX means that WWE will have a real sport feel to it, which is why Fox Reporter Erin Andrews was on-hand to interview The New Day backstage. It was made quite obvious that Andrews wasn't someone who followed wrestling since she opened her questions by informing WWE Champion Kofi Kingston that he would be challenging Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship later in the night.

Kingston stood next to Andrews with the Championship on his shoulder whilst she informed him of this, but ever the professional, Kingston was able to brush off the botch and continue with the interview.

Andrews was reading her questions off a piece of paper backstage and still wasn't able to get the Champion and challenger the right way around. This probably wasn't the start that WWE would have wanted to their debut on FOX.

#2 Production botch

Charlotte's entrance was ruined by a production error
Charlotte's entrance was ruined by a production error

WWE's production team was obviously still getting to grips with the move over to The FOX Network which is why there were a number of shaky moments for the crew throughout the two-hour show. One of the biggest botches that was probably noticed by many fans on the night was when Charlotte was making her way to the ring to team with Becky Lynch in a match against Sasha Banks and Bayley.

The show had only recently returned from an ad-break before it then cut Charlotte's entrance and returned to the ad break for a second time. An advert was only played for a few seconds before the show returned to the air, but it was a botch that the company was unable to hide.

This was after SmackDown attempted to come back to air but it looked as though it was too soon so adverts once again played before Charlotte was flashed up on the screen without a returning logo.

It's also interesting to note that Sky Sports in the United Kingdom hasn't had the updated logos for this week since the network played the old Raw and SmackDown logos and themes as part of the ad breaks on both shows this week.

#1 Becky Lynch's kick

It was an interesting night for Becky Lynch
It was an interesting night for Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks will collide at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in just two days' time with the RAW Women's Championship on the line but ahead of this, the two women were on opposite teams as part of Friday Night SmackDown's debut on FOX.

Lynch was part of a segment with The Rock before she teamed with Charlotte Flair against Bayley and Banks and it appears that The Man had quite the night. Lynch kicked it off by getting in the way of The Rock when he went to deliver The People's Elbow, so she quickly had to move away from the ropes, before she then botched in her tag team match.

Lynch delivered a sloppy missile dropkick in the closing stages of her match and it managed to hit Sasha Banks straight in the face. Banks was later seen on the outside with a bloody face, which showed that Lynch had connected.

Banks wasn't happy after the match which means that The Boss will probably be looking to give Lynch a receipt for this one inside the Hell in a Cell structure on Sunday night.

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