Randy Orton was backstage at the WWE Monday Night Raw 1,000th episode taping in St. Louis, Missouri, just one week shy of his 60 day suspension with the company ending. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was described as being very “friendly” at the show, shook hands with everyone and didn’t disappear right away as he had in the past (something he was criticized publicly for by stars like CM Punk). The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that when Johnson would disappear like that it was mainly due to him having a tight schedule, arriving late and wanting to go into isolation before performing. A call was also reportedly made by Vince McMahon to keep the show positive and held off on having Michael Cole’s character go after Jim Ross on the air.
Report: Backstage notes from Raw 1,000 taping
