The Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio has announced that in addition to the live SmackDown at the venue on Friday, August 28, WWE is taping the August 31 episode of Raw that night as well.
This announcement comes after Raw was originally scheduled for the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 31, but was postponed and changed to an episode of SmackDown instead that will take place on February 19, 2027.
WWE also canceled the Friday, September 4 episode of SmackDown, which originally was scheduled at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the time of this writing, WWE has not announced a new location for the September 4 SmackDown or if it will be taped on another night of the week to air that Friday.