Partial Source: Pwinsider
According to sources, the #UnderSiege angle on Monday’s WWE RAW broadcast where the SmackDown! brand “invaded” the RAW brand was taped earlier in the day. The SmackDown! wrestlers were reportedly told during a backstage meeting to really “lay in” to their attacks on the RAW brand Superstars. They were told to make them look as “physically brutal” as possible. Vince McMahon and other top WWE officials reportedly wanted the attack to come off that way, where the wrestlers threw a “typical working punch” during the long backstage segment. The filming was stopped and then reset so the audience wouldn’t see it.
With that being said, it’s very likely the RAW Superstars took some very stiff and hard shots during the segment. One example of that was when Dean Ambrose was tossed into a bunch of beer “kegs”.
ORIGINAL REPORT (10/27): According to reports, the WWE RAW brand is not expected to get their “revenge” against the WWE SmackDown brand for another few weeks. The plan as of earlier this week was to keep “Team Red” off SmackDown! until the final episode prior to Survivor Series. Part of the reason for this is due to the upcoming UK tour.
The WWE RAW and SmackDown! tours of the UK are taking place in separate cities next week so there really isn’t an option to do an “invasion” at the TV tapings. The RAW roster is leaving for England following Monday’s WWE RAW TV tapings so they likely won’t be around for the SmackDown! TV tapings on Tuesday.
WWE runs SmackDown! in Charlotte, NC on November 14th and that will likely be the night the WWE RAW brand gets their revenge. This is also the “go-home” show for Survivor Series.
WWE’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, November 19th in Houston, TX. The show will feature a RAW vs. SmackDown! theme.
