3 Things WWE made clear through SmackDown Live this week (3rd September 2019)

#2 Chad Gable could go all the way in the King of the Ring tournament

Chad Gable

Chad Gable scored a rather shock win over Andrade in the KOTR quarter-final, meaning he would face Elias for the semi-final next week. It seems Gable is finally getting the push he deserves; he has impressed massively in all of his KOTR matches.

Moreover, we saw a short segment between Samoa Joe and Gable where the former bullied the latter; that angle made Gable look the underdog. The point to note here is that Joe is in the KOTR semi-finals and this could have been a hint from WWE about how things might pan out in the tournament, with Gable reaching the finals from the blue brand.

The final would most likely be a face vs heel clash, which hints that we might see Joe and Gable competing in it. It would no doubt be very exciting to watch Gable square off against the Samoan Submission Machine at the Clash Of Champions.

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#1 Erik Rowan is a monster and he will be booked like one

Erik Rowan explaining his actions

For the first time in a long time, Erik Rowan was made to look the monster he is. Rowan for so long has been somebody's sidekick, but on Tuesday night he made his presence felt.

He took out both Bryan and Reigns on his own. That means, the successful tag team of Rowan and Bryan came to an official end on Tuesday night.

With Raw having a monster of their own in Braun Strowman, it seemed necessary that SmackDown also had one. Rowan is the perfect man for that role and he is going to face Reigns at Clash Of Champions.

Rowan attacking Bryan could also mean that the latter would most likely turn face. This story line has been brilliantly written by WWE and Rowan has come out of it looking like the major beneficiary.