WWE Notes: Producer for Flair/Ripley Match, Apollo Crews on Raw, McIntyre/Big Show


-- The Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair match was produced by Adam Pearce. Both Flair and Ripley made significant contributions in structuring how the match would go.

— The decision to move Apollo Crews to WWE Raw from Smackdown was made last week, reports pwinsider.com. The match against Aleister Black was actually taped on Friday - separate from the rest of the Raw tapings that occurred earlier in the week.

— The post-WrestleMania match between Drew McIntyre and Big Show was intended to put over McIntyre’s strength as overcoming the giant Show after already beaten Brock Lesnar just 20 minutes earlier. The idea was to make fans believe that McIntyre took out two of the company’s “biggest beasts” in succession.