WWE to host two back-to-back Raw and Smackdown TV tapings in August

Fans attending Raw at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on August 24 will now be sitting in for a double television taping as Smackdown will also be taped immediately following the conclusion of the live Raw broadcast.

Raw on that day will start at 6PM ET live on Netflix due to the double taping.

Meanwhile, another double taping will also be held a few days later on Friday, August 28, with both Raw and Smackdown back-to-back at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Judging from past double tapings, the August 24 taping of Smackdown will air on August 28 while the August 28 taping of Smackdown will air on September 4 so the show will not be live for two weeks in a row. The Raw taped on August 28 will then air on August 31.

It’s unclear why there are two double tapings especially since WWE will not be overseas during that period, with their South American tour starting on September 9.