WWE Smackdown Producers, Backstage News, More (Patreon)

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• The Collision crew and Phil Lindsey will be hosting Fightful's Survivor Series post show.

• Shinsuke Nakamura's return had been planned for a number of weeks. He was not listed on internal rundowns, but was on the script.

• WWE Raw talent were not included in the tournament have not been told why, or if an IC Title is coming for them.

• There was some discussion about not airing the tournament graphic as it aired, because some in the company felt it telegraphed the Nia Jax/Naomi main event.

Producers:

• Bayley vs. B-Fab vs. Candice LeRae: Shane Helms

• LA Knight vs. Berto: Jamie Noble

• Bloodline segments: Jamie Noble

• Motor City Machine Guns vs. Street Profits: Bobby Roode

• Naomi vs. Nia Jax: Petey Williams

• Dark: Braun Strowman vs. Carlito: Nick Aldis

• Dark: LWO vs. Judgment Day: Nick Aldis

• Dark: Apollo Crews vs. Giovanni Vinci: Nick Aldis

• WWE Speed: Andrade vs. Dragon Lee: Nick Aldis

Writers:

• Cody Rhodes promo: Chad Barbash

• Bloodline: Michael Kirshenbaum & Colin Clark