Vince McMahon's Presence at Smackdown Last Week Was 'Rare' Event

— Vince McMahon’s presence at Smackdown’s 1000th show last week was said to be rare as he almost is never at Smackdown, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. While Vince is almost always at Raw, he reportedly is already back home or at the office in Stamford by Tuesday rather than going to whatever venue Smackdown is taking place from.

— McMahon continues to be involved via conference calls and he still is the main guy who is responsible for the overall script of the show, often making changes since it’s still his show and everyone follows his directions.