WWE Smackdown did not go off as originally planned.
Kevin Owens, John Cena and The Bloodline were all to close the show, but there was no Owens.
Kevin Owens was supposed to be featured on the double Smackdown tapings, but couldn't make it due to what WWE told us was a "nightmare travel situation." As a result, Owens had to be written out of the shows and major production and writing changes were made.
Originally Owens was supposed to be face-to-face with the Bloodline to introduce the John Cena video. We've heard since then that Owens referred to the day as the worst travel day of his career. A lot of credit was given interally to WWE's writing and production team for working around everything.
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