Writers & Producers For Friday’s WWE Smackdown, Note On Timing Of Main Event Segment

WWE Smackdown took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Friday, and a new report has the list of writers and producers for for the show. Fightful Select revealed in its weekly Debunkathon report that the following writers and producers worked on the show, which was internally titled “Who’s Das Boss?”:

Writers:

* Ioannis Filippides wrote Cathy Kelley’s interview of Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin.

* Pat Lavin was the writer for Kelley’s interview of Carmelo Hayes, as well as the segment where Lil Yachty gave Trick Williams his new fur-lined WWE United States Championship.

* Colin Clark and Eric Watts were listed as the writers for the tag team division backstage segment.

* Chad Barbash and Cristian Scovell wrote Nick Aldis and Gunther’s backstage segment.

* Scovell also wrote the segment where CM Punk confronted Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae.

* Devyn Prieto and Sondra Lacey wrote the digital exclusive focused on the women’s division.

Producers:

* Michael Hayes produced the opening segment with Nick Aldis, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes segment, and the Jimmy Uso vs. Royce Keys match.

* Shawn Daivari produced Finn Balor vs Tama Tonga.

* Petey Williams and Kenny Dykstra produced Alexa Bliss vs Jade Cargill.

* Dykstra also was listed as the producef for the aforementioned women’s division digital exclusive.

* Abyss produced Trick Williams vs Carmelo Hayes.

* Hayes produced the main event segment with Gunther and Nick Aldis.

Finally, it was noted that despite speculation otherwise, the show ended as planned. The show ended with Rhodes running to the ring, and the internal rundown listed the show ending with Cody Rhodes’ music hitting at “five seconds left in the show.”