SmackDown stars Cody Rhodes and Tiffany Stratton didn't have success at last weekend's Crown Jewel PLE. Rhodes fell to Seth Rollins in the Men's Crown Jewel Championship match.Stephanie Vaquer beat Stratton in the women's match. The American Nightmare said he'd refocus on defending his title, and by the end of the night, he followed through on his promise.The war between The Wyatt Sicks and the MFTs continued. Aleister Black laid out that his alliance with his real-life wife, Zelina Vega, was always part of the plan.The booked matches delivered high-octane action, but WWE still made the next four mistakes on SmackDown after Crown Jewel.#4. Kiana James appeared on SmackDown without GiuliaWWE's handling of Giulia since she won the Women's United States Title has been confusing. She arrived in the company and on the main roster with a lot of hype and quickly captured the title from Zelina Vega.As champion, however, she either doesn't show up or appears for only a brief segment. It may get her on SmackDown, but she's one of the brand's titleholders. Kiana James mocked Tiffany Stratton for not winning at Crown Jewel on the blue brand.The entire conversation was meant to set up a match with Stratton for next week. James' whole purpose is to advocate for Giulia, who didn't accompany her associate.#3. A predictable distraction in the Women's Tag Title matchAny time a star who isn't competing shows up in the crowd when the person they're feuding with is competing, it's a guarantee that the idle performer will cost their rival the match in some way.Whether by interfering behind the referee's back or simply distracting their foe, having a star's next competitor present is always done for that reason.Blake Monroe was in the front row during Sol Ruca and Zaria's title match against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. Monroe distracted Ruca long enough for Flair to take advantage.While it wasn't blatant interference, it still felt like the NXT duo could have lost without the distraction. If they were so concerned about keeping Ruca strong, she wouldn't have been the one to tap out to The Queen on SmackDown.#2. Another short United States Title reign View this post on Instagram Instagram PostGiven how it's been booked over the past few years, the United States Championship feels like it's at the bottom of the list of priorities. It's hard to book over eight championships every week.That still doesn't mean a brand's secondary titleholder should hold a title just to have one. Sami Zayn may have defended the title seven times on SmackDown with his Open Challenge, but he was only champion for 49 days.Of the last six stars to hold the US Title, only LA Knight had a reign longer than 100 days (119 days). That was his first reign after beating Logan Paul. The last three titleholders - Fatu (70), Solo Sikoa (62), and Zayn (49) - had shorter-than-average reigns.If there had been a match to interfere in, it would have been Zayn vs. Ilja Dragunov. The Mad Dragon shouldn't have lost, and interference would have protected both men. Another quick title swap diminishes the belt value.#1. Not having the highly anticipated Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre matchSmackDown GM Nick Aldis kicked off the night by making the massive clash between Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu a #1 Contender's match. It got the fans in San Jose, California, hyped, as The Samoan Werewolf is from the nearby area.Cody Rhodes and Fatu had a backstage encounter, but before the main event, officials found that someone had attacked The Samoan Werewolf. He wasn't able to compete, and McIntyre demanded that he be named Rhodes' next challenger.The American Nightmare wasn't happy, so he ran out in his suit and made the title match in San Jose. The act may have given the audience another title bout, but they were initially promised a match between Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre.Cody then cheated by hitting McIntyre with the title belt, allowing The Scottish Warrior to win via disqualification. It felt like a bait-and-switch to deprive everyone of an eagerly-awaited fight.