Backstage News, Producers, From Smackdown (Patreon)
Content
Smackdown Producers
- Braun Strowman vs. Gunther: Abyss
- Rey Mysterio/Kross promo: Shawn Daviari
- Tegan Nox vs. Xia Li: Molly Holly
- Bray Wyatt promo: Adam Pearce
- Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez: Shawn Daivari
- Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens: Jason Jordan
Backstage news
- Uncle Howdy's gimmicks were set for Smackdown as of Thursday
- As noted, creative was done for Smackdown as of Thursday night.
- Brawling Brutes vs. Los Lotharios was the pre-show dark match, produced by Adam Pearce
- The OC vs. Judgment Day were the post-show dark match, produced by Shawn Daivari.
- As far as the notes that there was a board with "Vince's office" on it. That just hasn't changed since he left.
- WWE brought in extras to serve as officials for the Liv Morgan/Raquel Rodriguez segment and Charlotte/Sonya segment.
- Charlotte/Sonya was not the originally intended women's title program heading into the Royal Rumble.
- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had their 18th one on one match in WWE. Five of them have been no contest, DQ, or countout. There are also 19 documented Kevin Steen vs. El Generico matches, but surely there are more that aren't listed.
- Staff, crew and talent were all at the meeting before Smackdown, Triple H and Kevin Dunn spoke