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#2 Eric Bischoff still a non-factor backstage
When WWE decided to hire Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff as the Executive Directors of RAW and SmackDown Live respectively, many fans were intrigued by the latter. Though Heyman has been a fixture of WWE TV for the past several years, thanks to his work with stars like Brock Lesnar and CM Punk, the Executive Director role would be the first major role for Bischoff in WWE for several years.
Unfortunately, it seems that the WCW magnate has done very little during his time working with the blue brand. According to a tweet by Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet, Bischoff has not had much influence on the creative team on SmackDown Live.
This is in stark contrast to Heyman on RAW, with the red brand having made several major changes since the Advocate's rise to power, including a more edgy tone over the past month. Satin did mention though that it sounds like Bischoff has been getting familiar with the new role so far, so perhaps the former WCW and RAW General Manager will be able to get more involved down the line.
#1 Matches removed from SummerSlam
Earlier, we discussed the prospect of more matches being added to this Sunday's SummerSlam card, but it seems that the WWE hasn't shied away from removing matches from The Biggest Party of the Summer. According to the Wrestling Observer this week, several high profile matches that were rumored to take place at the event have instead been given away for free on WWE TV.
One such match was the fatal 4-way Women's Tag Team Championship match on RAW which saw Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss become the new champions, as according to the report, Paul Heyman wanted the match to be a big thing on RAW, rather than just another forgotten match at the pay per view.
Over on SmackDown Live, a match between Aleister Black and Sami Zayn that took place during this week's edition of the blue brand was originally supposed to happen at the PPV, though it was reportedly moved up because of Vince McMahon.
Reportedly tearing up this week's script just hours before the blue brand went on the air, the new script left an hour that still needed to be filled, so the decision was made for Black vs. Zayn to be moved to the show.
