Former RAW Writer Assistant Dishes On What WWE Personalities Are Really Like Backstage

Former RAW writing assistant Jason Allen was a recent guest on The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Allen worked as a WWE RAW writing assistant for six months in 2008. Allen talked with Wade Keller about what several WWE personalities were really like backstage:

On Dusty Rhodes:

“There were different kinda – I don’t want to call them rules; but, there were different kinda mores for different guys and you kinda pick those things up as you go. I made the mistake of not shaking Dusty Rhode’s hand one time early in the day and for the rest of the day every time I passed him, he’d shake my hand and was like, ‘Who are you again?’ So he definitely ribbed me for the next couple days about that.”

On Stephanie McMahon:

“I went in to meet Stephanie because she wasn’t there when I first started, or when I came up with the interview. Stephanie is 7-8 months pregnant at this point with her first child and she comes up to me and she’s just so sweet and so nice and she’s like, ‘Oh hi, it’s so nice to meet you. Look, I swear I’m not a diva and I’m not like this; but, I need a blueberry muffin right now.’ So that was my first official task, was to run myself to the donut shop and get Stephanie a blueberry muffin.”

On JBL:

“My first day at TV, JBL takes out his cell phone and takes a picture of me. He’s like, ‘You know why I’m doing that?’ I said, ‘No I don’t.’ He said, ‘It’s so I could remember your face when you’re gone next month.’ You could tell it was quite the revolving door.”

Allen also elaborated on last minute changes made by Vince McMahon, including the Mike Adamle as RAW GM decision, which apparently caused quite the scramble on the writing team.

Those interested in listening to the episode in its entirety may do so HERE.

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