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Notes on Writers and Producers for Last Week’s WWE Raw & SmackDown

September 6, 2026 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
WWE Raw 8-31-26 Penta Rey Fenix Image Credit: WWE

Fightful Select has details on the writers and producers for last week’s episodes of WWE Raw and SmackDown. First up, here are the writers and producers for the Aug. 31 episode of Monday Night Raw:

* The 946 beatdown of The Usos segment that opened the show was written by Michael Kirshenbaum, Ben Saccoccio, and Parise. It was produced by Robert Roode.
* The Ethan Page, Dragon Lee, and Chad Gable segment was written by Adam Pearce.
* The Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu backstage segment was written by Michael Kirshenbaum, Ben Saccoccio, and Brian Parise.
* The Stephanie Vaquer and Becky Lynch backstage segment was written by Kirsten Koedding and John Trowbridge.
* The Paul Heyman backstage interview was written by Brian Parise.
* The Judgment Day backstage segment was written by Kirsten Koedding and John Trowbridge.
* Sol Ruca vs Raquel Rodriguez was produced by Jason Jordan and Candice LeRae.
* Ethan Page vs Dragon Lee was produced by Adam Pearce.
* The Roman Reigns and LA Knight segment was produced by Michael Hayes.
* Je’Von Evans vs. Dominik Mysterio was produced by Shane Helms.
* Je’Von Evans and Joe Hendry vs Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh was produced by Shane Helms.
* Penta vs Rey Fenix was produced by Jamie Noble.

As an additional note, the WWE Raw show was reportedly titled “Bigger Problems,” internally. Now, here are the writers and producers for the Sept. 4 episode of WWE SmackDown, which was taped the previous week:

* The CM Punk, Nick Aldis, and Johnny Gargano backstage segment was written by Colin Clark.
* The Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, and Tatum Paxley backstage segment was written by Ioannis Filippides.
* The Nikki Bella and Paige backstage segment was written by Ioannis Filippides.
* The Nick Aldis, Gunther and Danhausen backstage segment was written by Cristian Scovell.
* The Kevin Owens backstage interview was written by Colin Clark.
* Corey Graves interviewing Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes was written by Chad Barbash.
* The Lil Yachty, Baron Corbin, and Trick Williams segment was written by Patrick McAlpine.
The Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano backstage segment was written by Colin Clark.
* Gunther, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Finn Balor segment was produced by Shawn Daivari.
* Charlotte Flair and Tatum Paxley vs Fatal Influence was produced by Kenny Dykstra.
* Nick Aldis, Chelsea Green and Irresistible Forces segment was produced by Tyson Kidd (aka TJ Wilson).
* Tiffany Stratton vs Nia Jax was produced by Tyson Kidd.
* BAKUSAI vs The Miz and Kit Wilson was produced by Shawn Daivari
* The Blake Monroe and Giulia segment was produced by Molly Holly.
* CM Punk vs Johnny Gargano was produced by Michael Hayes and Robert Roode.

Additionally, last Friday’s SmackDown had an internal title of “Jonny…Wrestling?”

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