WWE Smackdown Backstage News on Edge, Producers, More, (Patreon)

Producers

- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Edge vs. AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio: Michael Hayes

- World Heavyweight Title Tournament: Sheamus vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory: Abyss

- Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin: Adam Pearce

- Roman Reigns promo: Michael Hayes

- Women's Tag Titles: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Damage CTRL: TJ Wilson

- Bianca Belair and Asuka segment: Shawn Davairi

- World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semifinals: AJ Styles vs. Lashley: Jason Jordan

Backstage News:

- We're told that WWE's new method of going live on social media a couple of minutes before the show was to serve as an active reminder that the show was starting.

- Bianca Belair vs. iYO SKY and Street Profits vs. Usos were post-show dark matches with Jason Jordan producing. Asuka was scheduled for as Bianca's opponent originally 

- LWO vs. OC was a pre-show dark match, produced by Shawn Daivari.

- The Smackdown episode in Knoxville was the highest grossing WWE event in the history of the market, per internal live events reports.

- Regarding a Twitter account posting Vince McMahon not being at Smackdown as a scoop, he's rarely if ever at Smackdown.

- For those asking, the decision to have AJ Styles move to the finals of the tournament were in order before Edge's promo about the title and potential retirement.