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Backstage News, Notes, Producers For WWE Raw And Smackdown December 19-23

WWE Raw

WWE Raw producers

– Street Profits vs. Judgment Day: Petey Boy Williams

– Akira Tozawa vs. Rhea Ripley: Little Petey Pump, Petey Williams

– OC vs. Alpha Academy: Kenny Dykstra

– Bloodline Promo: Road Dogg

– Dexter Lumis vs. Miz: Abyss

– AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn: Adam Pearce

– Seth Rollins-Austin Theory promo: Jason Jordan

– Becky Lynch vs. Bayley: Tyson Kidd

– Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins vs. Usos: Jason Jordan

Backstage News, Notes

– Roman Reigns was not physically at WWE Raw. His segment was filmed Friday at WWE Smackdown.

– Those that we spoke to have been very happy with the buzz that NXT talent have gained working on WWE Main Event have garnered for them and the show in general.

– Axiom vs. Mustafa Ali was on Main Event, as was Cedric Alexander vs. Andre Chase, both produced by Shane Helms

– Rhea Ripley has regularly been working mixed tag team matches on live events, having 15 of them this year. It’s her first intergender match singles on record since 2016. She did face Aliyah and Robert Stone in 2020.

– Before Monday, the last time Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens teamed together, they also teamed with the Usos.

– Becky Lynch has won two of her last nine one on one matches.

– The Usos have lost 11 tag team (not six-man tag) matches since becoming the Smackdown tag team Champ.

Producers for Smackdown

– Bloodline promo: Jason Jordan

– Tag Title Match: Hit Row vs. Usos: Jason Jordan

– Women’s gauntlet match: Shawn Daivari

– Bray Wyatt promo: Road Dogg

– Rey Mysterio vs. Angel Garza: Jamie Noble

– Kross, Scarlett, Emma: Shane Helms

Backstage News, Notes, Spoiler Note

– Angel and Humberto are still listed internally without their last names.

– Road Dogg has been doing much of Bray Wyatt’s segments over the past few weeks

– Ronda Rousey is to be involved around the gauntlet match..

– Top Dolla was fine after his botched spot last week and was checked on by WWE medical before going back out a few segments later for the next week’s taping.

– Shayna Baszler is also involved in the women’s gauntlet match.

– Bloodline’s promo was originally to be filmed at the top of show two, but filmed later.

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