Backstage Update On Who Ran Last Night's WWE Raw
Was it Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon, Triple H, or a combination of all three?
WWE delivered yet another strong episode of Raw last night, continuing the flagship show's recent hot streak with an eventful show highlighted by Chad Gable and Baron Corbin's King of the Ring finals, The Fiend's assault on Kane (and terrorisation of Seth Rollins), and Rusev's surprising return.
Many fans would agree that the show has experienced a significant upturn in quality since Paul Heyman was installed as Creative Director, and it sounds like the former ECW mastermind had complete control last night. This is according to Pro Wrestling Sheet, who claim that Vince McMahon, Triple H, and Kevin Dunn were not backstage in Knoxville, Tennessee, so Heyman ran Raw by himself. There's currently no word on whether or not said executives will be present for tonight's SmackDown.
The writeup claims that Triple H is currently in Orlando to focus on NXT's USA Network debut tomorrow evening. On top of this, WWE's VP of Global Television Production, Michael Mansury, reportedly filled in for Dunn.
Where McMahon was is currently unclear. Regardless, it's encouraging to know that Heyman can helm a mammoth three-hour broadcast without the Chairman's support, and for it to come out so entertaining is a nice little boost as well.