Below are backstage notes from Friday night’s WWE SmackDown, per a report by PWInsider.
-Vince McMahon was not backstage at the FedEX Forum in Memphis
-Triple H ran the show
-It did not appear there was any meeting with talents at the show regarding the return of Vince McMahon.
-William Regal was backstage at the arena the first WWE event he has attended since officially returning to the company as a Vice President this past week.
-WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler was at his restaurant in Memphis visiting with fans who where their after SmackDown.
-The “Whoop That Trick” chant at Sonya Deville during the Charlotte Flair face-off happened because that chant is a regular at Memphis Grizzlies games.
-Bray Wyatt was not backstage at the show
-After the show went off the air, The Street Profits defeated Imperium in a dark match
-WWE NXT star Tegan Nox wrestled Xia Li in a dark match before SmackDown went live on the air.
-WWE was selling a “Memphis 3:16” t-shirt at the show