WWE Smackdown Backstage News on Edge, Producers, More,
Added 2023-05-13 17:42:35 +0000 UTCProducers
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Edge vs. AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio: Michael Hayes
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Sheamus vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory: Abyss
- Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin: Adam Pearce
- Roman Reigns promo: Michael Hayes
- Women's Tag Titles: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Damage CTRL: TJ Wilson
- Bianca Belair and Asuka segment: Shawn Davairi
- World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinals: AJ Styles vs. Lashley: Jason Jordan
Backstage News:
- We're told that WWE's new method of going live on social media a couple of minutes before the show was to serve as an active reminder that the show was starting.
- Bianca Belair vs. iYO SKY and Street Profits vs. Usos were post-show dark matches with Jason Jordan producing. Asuka was scheduled for as Bianca's opponent originally
- LWO vs. OC was a pre-show dark match, produced by Shawn Daivari.
- The Smackdown episode in Knoxville was the highest grossing WWE event in the history of the market, per internal live events reports.
- Regarding a Twitter account posting Vince McMahon not being at Smackdown as a scoop, he's rarely if ever at Smackdown.
- For those asking, the decision to have AJ Styles move to the finals of the tournament were in order before Edge's promo about the title and potential retirement.
Comments
Thanks.
Jason saurbaugh
2023-05-13 22:40:28 +0000 UTCIt was on Smackdown Lowdown, so maybe
Jon Blain
2023-05-13 22:38:50 +0000 UTCI figured that. I meant was there a chance that either Theory or Sheamus would have won the triple threat instead of Bobby wrestling a second match while he was already bleeding
Justin Reid
2023-05-13 20:37:43 +0000 UTCnope! AJ was planned
Fightful Select
2023-05-13 20:32:24 +0000 UTCI don't know if it's recency bias but I've observed that even in circumstances where the crowd is intensely behind someone (Sami Zayn) this era/Triple H doesn't like changing match results on the fly/calling audibles so that is possibly a reason why.
Kian Hartley
2023-05-13 18:49:25 +0000 UTCIyo vs Bianca was the post-show dark match. Asuka was not involved
Dorian Espinoza
2023-05-13 17:50:33 +0000 UTCI've seen some on Twitter saying a segment was cut with LA Knight getting a tag partner, is there any truth to that?
Jason saurbaugh
2023-05-13 17:50:16 +0000 UTCAny news on if there was a possibility of them calling an audible by not having Lashley advance to the finals? After he got busted open during the triple threat I was kinda shocked he advanced since it was highly likely he'd bleed more in the main. Could this be another sign WWE might be getting more relaxed on their blood policy?
Justin Reid
2023-05-13 17:49:18 +0000 UTC
