WWE SmackDown is scheduled to be taped tonight following Monday's live episode of RAW. But why did the company have a set of double tapings tonight?The December 15 edition of RAW will be live at the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Gunther is set to appear and address the crowd after he made John Cena tapped out at Saturday Night's Main Event in his retirement match.CM Punk is also making his return for the first time since Survivor Series: WarGames. There are even two title matches set, with Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez for the Women's World Championship and Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivy Nile for the Women's Intercontinental Title. After the show, the December 19 episode of SmackDown is going to be taped. The main reason for this is to give the entire roster a Christmas break ahead of their holiday tour that will start on Friday, December 26 in Baltimore, Maryland. One of the biggest changes in WWE under Triple H is the emphasis on giving more personal time to the talents. The company held a double taping before Thanksgiving, and now the same thing happened for Christmas.WWE double tapings scheduled for December 19 SmackDownIn addition to Monday's double taping, WWE is set to hold another one on December 19 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company will film the December 22 episode of RAW and the December 26 episode of SmackDown.As mentioned above, the holiday tour will start on December 26, so people should not be confused when two stars could be seen in different places at the same time. The final RAW of 2025 will be on December 29, and it's going to be a live show at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. SmackDown is set to kick off the new year on January 2 with a live show inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.