Note On WWE Double Taping Raw and Smackdown Next Week

WWE is holding double tapings of WWE Raw and Smackdown next week, and a new report has details on why that’s the case. It was announced on Monday’s episode of WWE Raw that next week’s episode of Raw will start at 6 PM ET instead of the usual 8 PM ET. The company will film Smackdown immediately after, and the following week’s shows (both Raw and Smackdown) will film on Friday, August 28th.

According to Fightful Select, the double tapings are being done in order to give the roster and staff a little time off following the summer run and before they head to South America starting with the September 9th live event in Quito, Ecuador.

Between now and then, WWE will hold a few more live event tapings as well as NXT Heatwave on August 30th, and Sunday Night’s Main Event on September 6th.