A major Netflix outage forced WWE to scramble during the Smackdown tapings from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday afternoon. According to Fightful, the international Netflix feeds froze and the screens inside the arena went out about ten minutes into the show.

This week's episode of WWE SmackDown aired earlier than usual internationally via Netflix due to Night Of Champions weekend taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the United States broadcast on USA Network aired on tape delay, and the company were forced to make some last-minute changes to the show.

"WWE SmackDown" experienced an international outage airing from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.