Summary

A new backstage report has identified Molly Holly as the producer for the "Death Of The Gingerbread Man" segment that aired on the May 1 episode of WWE SmackDown.

The segment was part of the ongoing Sami Zayn and Trick Williams program. WWE had already pushed the story forward when Sami Zayn destroyed Trick Williams' Gingerbread Man on WWE SmackDown, turning the mascot character into one of the stranger talking points coming out of the show.

How the segment fit into the feud

The Gingerbread Man was introduced before WrestleMania as part of the issue between Zayn and Trick. It began as a mascot for Trick Williams before Zayn killed off the character on the May 1 SmackDown episode.

WWE was not done with the bit after that segment. A funeral for the Gingerbread Man was set for the May 8 edition of SmackDown, which shows the company intended to keep the angle alive for at least another week as part of the Zayn and Trick story.

What Molly Holly's credit means for WWE SmackDown

Molly Holly being listed as the producer gives a little more backstage context to a segment that quickly became a memorable part of SmackDown. It also underlines that this was not a throwaway one-night joke, because WWE immediately folded the aftermath into the next chapter of the Sami Zayn and Trick Williams feud.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.