WWE SmackDown Live: 5 mistakes WWE made this week (10th September 2019)

Clash of Champions is merely days away and WWE presented both Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live from Madison Square Garden this week and brought back two legends in the form of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker. These two men made a lot of history at the world's most famous arena, which is why the company decided to take a trip down memory lane as part of their shows this week.

Whilst The Undertaker and Stone Cold kicking off the shows this week perhaps wasn't the best idea, the company made many more mistakes throughout last night's show as WWE continued to build towards one of their best concept shows of the year since every single main roster Championship will be defended.

This was the go-home episode of SmackDown Live ahead of Clash of Champions and even in Madison Square Garden WWE managed to make several mistakes.

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#5 Involving a fan in a brawl?

Erick Rowan threw a fan at Roman Reigns this week on SmackDown Live

The most overhyped feud heading into this weekend's Clash of Champions sees Roman Reigns take on Erick Rowan in a no-disqualification match after it was revealed that Rowan was the man who attacked Reigns backstage ahead of SummerSlam.

This week on SmackDown Live, Rowan and Reigns continued to build up their match by brawling all over the arena and even involving a fan that Rowan found whilst out in the WWE Universe.

Rowan picked up the fan in a powerbomb position before throwing him at Roman Reigns who was over the other side of the barricade. It was obvious that this fan was a plant and he was aware of what was going to happen to him, but this will send a number of fans a message now that they can become involved in a brawl if one breaks out in the arena and they are close enough to the action.

#4 Who is the face and who is the heel?

Who will the WWE Universe be cheering for at Clash of Champions

Bayley picked up the win over Ember Moon this week on SmackDown Live ahead of her title defense against Charlotte Flair this weekend at Clash of Champions. Moon pointed out to Bayley in their backstage segment that she didn't understand her reasons for attacking Becky Lynch with a steel chair in recent weeks and claimed that it was because of Sasha Banks.

Banks and Bayley have seemingly become heels in recent weeks and after the duo attacked Charlotte with a chair last week on SmackDown Live, it was thought that she had turned face. Charlotte was still acting like a heel whilst on commentary throughout the match, which means that this match is heel vs heel at Clash of Champions.

WWE could have waited until after her match with Charlotte to turn Bayley since the WWE Universe has no idea what to cheer when Charlotte and Bayley are in the ring together now. Such is the confusion, they have to resort to chanting for Becky Lynch since she seemingly still has issues with both of these fellow former Four Horsewomen.

#3 The Undertaker/Sami Zayn segment

Why was Sami Zayn fed to The Undertaker this week on SmackDown Live?

The Undertaker is one of WWE's biggest legends since he has been digging holes and taking souls for the past three decades, but he has now become a sideshow act.

The Undertaker's returns used to be because he had a match to build up or because he had chosen to return for a certain match, but now he seems to just return so that he can share stories about his time at Madison Square Garden.

It was thought that his return could have set up a match between The Fiend and The Deadman since 11:19 could relate to The Deadman and his debut. This wasn't the case and instead, Sami Zayn was fed to The Deadman. Zayn received a chokeslam for interrupting the former World Champion and informing him that the future is now and it's in good hand with him.

Sami made some good points, perhaps The Undertaker shouldn't have opened the go-home show ahead of Clash of Champions since the show was building towards the pay-per-view and it made it seem as though WWE didn't have any faith in any of this weekend's matches.

#2 Kevin Owens has been fired...Again!

Kevin Owens was fired from SmackDown Live by Shane McMahon

Kevin Owens was once again dragged into Shane McMahon's drama this week on SmackDown Live when The Best In The World stepped in for Elias when it was revealed that The Drifter had suffered a broken ankle.

McMahon made Kevin Owens the special guest referee for his match against Chad Gable in the King of the Ring semi-final in the hopes that Owens would help him to win and if he did then he would forget all about fining him $100,000.

Of course, Owens tried to help McMahon because he wanted the fine to be cleared off, but Shane McMahon tapped to the ankle lock which meant that he lost the match anyway. Following the match The Best in the World fired Kevin Owens once again.

It is unknown if Kevin Owens will be heading over to Monday Night RAW like the last time he was fired, or even head back to NXT, as he hinted in his tweet after getting fired.

#1 The women have now resorted to bullying

Mandy Rose made some shocking comments about Nikki Cross this week

WWE was inside Madison Square Garden this week and it was cringy to watch the Women's Division resort to their usual tactics to create some heat ahead of the Women's Tag Team Championship match.

Mandy Rose decided that the best way to get into Nikki Cross' head was to point out that Cross was ugly and she was beautiful. Once again it was another way to make these women look catty and shallow.

Alexa Bliss was part of a storyline with Nia Jax heading into last year's WrestleMania where she bullied Jax because of her weight. Now, Mandy Rose has decided to attempt to pick fault with Nikki Cross' looks which sends the wrong message to young female fans who are becoming more and more obsessed with the way that they look.

Luckily, Cross was still able to pick up the victory despite the bullying by Fire and Desire and heading into this weekend's Clash of Champions event, it appears that both she and Alexa Bliss are the ones who are in the head of Rose and Sonya Deville.