UPDATE: According to Fightful Select, Adam Pearce was also not backstage for last week’s episode of Smackdown, which is why he wasn’t a part of the show. The show was described as “short-handed” as there were several names that weren’t there. There were also late changes made. Original: Ringside News and The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported several notes from the taping, including the fact that Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns went off-script during their segment. While what they said wasn’t scripted, it was noted that nothing happens on the show that isn’t approved. Paul Levesque has had more influence on the show in recent weeks.