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WWE Raw:

• Rhea Ripley was not on the show as she was at her honeymoon.

• Cody Rhodes and Carmelo Hayes were at WWE Raw, but only used for a dark match.

• Jackie Redmond was absent from Raw as she was covering a hockey game on TNT.

• Finn Balor did have a late kickout during the main event. We're told there were no issues after the match and those backstage we spoke to were happy with how the finish evolved.

• There was no prompt to the audience to use their flashlights or "fireflies" during the show.

• Chad Barbash was listed as the writer for the Gunther/Jey Uso/Pat McAfee segment

  Ben Saccoccio was listed as the writer for the New Day segment.

Producers:

• WWE Main Event: Alpha Academy vs. A-Town Down Under: Molly Holly

• WWE Main Event: Lyra Valkyria vs. Alba Fyre: Molly Holly

• AJ Styles vs. Dominik Mysterio: Abyss

• Dakota Kai vs. Ivy Nile: Petey Williams

• Gunther promo with Jey Uso: Adam Pearce

• Penta vs. Pete Dunne: Bobby Roode

• Roxanne Perez vs. Raquel Rodriguez: Jason Jordan

• New Day promo: Shane Helms

• Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor: Michael Hayes

• Dark Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Carmelo Hayes: Jason Jordan