Steve Austin was called in very late by WWE last week for RAW. Normally wrestlers are notified well in advance if they are going to appear on RAW, but WWE added Austin to the show very late last weekend. Austin was not originally scheduled to appear as part of the angle and there was talk after the Mike Goldberg deal fell through that it would be Shane McMahon vs Linda, Stephanie, & Vince.
However, WWE decided to go with Austin because he comes across as a close friend of JR's both on television and in real life.
Credit: PWtorch
