Last week the stars of WWE rolled into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a set of double TV tapings. Due to the fact that the roster had to head to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel, Friday Night SmackDown was taped immediately after Raw, but it seems that the show fans saw on Friday was slightly different from what was taped on Monday.
PWInsider is reporting that the SmackDown episode that aired on Friday was shown in a different order compared to how the episode was taped in Brooklyn last week.
The segment involving Sami Zayn and Jey Uso which opened the show was actually the last segment filmed before the Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk match which main evented the show.
It was also noted that a number of interviews that were conducted by Byron Saxton, specifically segments involving CM Punk and Kevin Owens, were not shown to the live audience who attended the tapings at the Barclays Center.
According to the report there were originally plans for a Rey Fenix vs. Ricky Saints match to take place on SmackDown. However, plans changed over the course of the day ahead of the SmackDown tapings on Monday.