Raw Producers
- Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes promo: Michael Hayes
- Rey Mysterio vs. Austin Theory: Jamie Noble
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Street Profits: Jason Jordan
- Seth Rollins promo: Abyss
- Bobby Lashley vs. Mustafa Ali: Abyss
- Bianca Belair- Rhea Ripley promo: TJ Wilson
- Miz-Matt Riddle promo: Shane Helms
- Brock Lesnar/Cody Rhodes segment: Michael Hayes
Backstage News:
- There was no producer for the Triple H segment
- Liv Morgan vs. Dakota Kai vs. Piper Niven was planned for the first match of the night, where Elias vs. Omos was. It was supposed to be produced by Petey Williams
- Raquel Rodriguez vs. Candice LeRae vs. IYO SKY was planned after the Rhea Ripley-Bianca Belair segment, and was to be produced by TJ Wilson
- Omos originally didn't have his gear when his match with Elias was added
- There were new run sheets handed out throughout the early segments to productions
- Rick Boogs vs. Cedric Alexander was filmed for Main Event and produced by Abyss.
- Dexter Lumis vs. Bronson Reed was filmed for Main Event, and produced by Adam Pearce.
- As mentioned, there was an LWO integration planned and scrapped, as well as a segment with Cody Rhodes backstage.
- Vince McMahon was in gorilla position throughout the night.
Smackdown
Producers
- Sheamus & Brawling Brutes vs. Gunther and Imperium: Abyss
- Ricochet vs. Ivar: Adam Pearce
- Natalya & Shotzi vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez: TJ Wilson
- Triple H and Judgment Day: Shawn Daivari
- Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar vs. Judgment Day: Shawn Daivari
- Sami Zayn vs. Jey Uso: Jason Jordan
Backstage News
- Internal live events reports indicated Smackdown was the highest grossing NON-PLE in the history of the venue for WWE.
- Vince McMahon was not at WWE Smackdown, and was back on the east coast.
- Creative notes were sent for Smackdown a full 24 hours before Smackdown.
- Tegan Nox vs. Sonya Deville was a pre-show dark match, produced by Adam Pearce
- Dolph Ziggler vs. Austin Theory was a post-show dark match, produced by Jason Jordan.
- The morale was significantly improved Friday without Vince McMahon, but a lot of it is a "we'll see what happens" approach.
- A few select talent had caught wind of the Draft announcement coming, but they still don't know definitive dates.
- We haven't been given any reason why Drew McIntyre was off of Smackdown. His contract still has about nine months on it.
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