Last night's
RAW was taped last Tuesday at the
WWE Performance Center.
WWE has been using developmental and
NXT stars in the crowd to give the shows a livelier atmosphere. The talent
had a long day at Monday's television tapings last week and had to report back to Full Sail at 10 a.m. on Tuesday for temperature checks before being bused to the Performance Center for another full day of tapings.
205 Live and
Main Event were taped first last Tuesday.
The crowd was apparently somewhat sluggish before the RAW taping that started at 2 p.m. Someone backstage got on the house P.A. system and instructed the crowd to be more enthusiastic. One source described it as a parent talking down to a child. It has not been confirmed who the person was that was addressing the talent.
This Friday's
Smackdown should be a lively show as that was taped right after
Raw that day. It also included the A.J. Styles vs.
Daniel Bryan match that will air on the June 12th episode.
Another interesting note is that the talent used in the crowd were kept separate from the talent on the show. They did not get to eat at catering with the main roster stars, and they had to bring in their own packed lunches. They had their own tent outside where they ate and spent breaks.