WWE SmackDown: 4 biggest mistakes WWE made on this week's episode (July 23, 2019)
Fresh off the success of the Raw Reunion, WWE once again turned its focus to the blue brand, which has been delivering much more solid shows more consistently than the red brand.
With Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens in the same building, we were all geared up for some fiery mic work followed by a match full of disadvantages for the babyfaces.
Other than that, we were promised the challenger for Kofi Kingston’s WWE Championship, and the promise was well delivered by the creatives. However, they somehow managed to mess up the feud which will unfold for the Women’s Championship at SummerSlam.
Keeping all that in mind, we have come up with a list of 4 mistakes which WWE should have avoided on this week’s episode of SmackDown, and how these mistakes can impact the storylines going forward.
#4 Inserted HBK into the feud
One of the highlights of SmackDown Live this week was the spotlight and screentime the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels received.
HBK joined The Miz in the squared circle for an episode of Miz TV. Miz wasted little time asking his guest his take on the argument that Raw Reunion took opportunities away from younger Superstars.
While the two were at it, Dolph Ziggler interrupted the proceedings and went on to say that if he ever becomes one of those "happy to be there" guys, he should be put out of his misery.
Michaels took his own shot at Ziggler, calling him a second-rate Shawn Michaels. Things heated up and a scuffle ensued.
While having HBK on television in any segment is surely great, inserting him at this time makes things feel odd as the segment seemed more like a feud between Ziggler and Michaels with nothing to do with The Miz.
Unless WWE is planning to have Michaels as the Special Guest Referee at SummerSlam for a match between Miz and Ziggler, they made a huge mistake by making fans imagine a feud between Ziggler and Michaels rather than the Miz.