THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0803 -- Pictured: Host Jimmy Fallon at his desk on January 16, 2018 -- (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Backstage News From RAW 25: Jimmy Fallon Causes Last Minute Re-Writes, Plans For Enzo, Buzz About Possible WWE Sale, Austin & McMahon, More

Backstage News From RAW 25: Jimmy Fallon Causes Last Minute Re-Writes, Plans For Enzo, Buzz About Possible WWE Sale, More
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 0689 — Pictured: (l-r) Professional wrestler John Cena during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on June 9, 2017 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Justin Barrasso was at RAW 25 this past Monday night and has just released a new report, via Sports Illustrated, detailing several stories from backstage.

You can find some of the highlights below. The full report can be found HERE.

Related: How Much Broadcast Time Did The Manhattan Center Get On RAW 25?

  • RAW 25 was re-written approximately three hours ahead of showtime after the creative team found out that Jimmy Fallon could not arrive early enough for pre-tapes and segments with many of the WWE legends
    • The segments planned, including one with the RAW GMs, ultimately became introductions and waves to the crowd
  • The show was largely aimed at attracting more casual viewers which is why it started with Steve Austin and Vince McMahon
  • Enzo was scheduled to tag with Goldust but that match was scrapped after the rape allegations against him surfaced
  • Barrasso, like Fightful originally broke, also reports that WWE was blindsided by the Enzo allegations
  • One of the buzzed about topics backstage was that The Fox Entertainment group is interested in purchasing WWE
    • Vince McMahon has added no new expenses to WWE and that has fueled the speculation that he is thinking about running

UPDATE: WWE Sources indicate the development of Raw is an iterative process and any changes had nothing to do with Jimmy.

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