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Today’s Friday Night SmackDown is over, but the goosebumps are still there. Surely, this week’s blue brand episode was one of the best of this year as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson finally returned to his old home. With The Rock and John Cena under the same roof, the level of excitement in the building was quite high.

Not only the fans, but people in the backstage area were also full of beans. This is why WWE had to make a major change in the backstage area in Denver’s Ball Arena.

WWE employees were eager for Dwayne Johnson’s SmackDown appearance

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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful recently logged on to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account to give a piece of big inside information on Johnson’s shocking return on SmackDown.

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He said that WWE allowed five times as many people in the Gorilla position as they typically do. All this is because of The Rock’s return, which was electrifying as always.

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The Gorilla position is a backstage space with monitors behind the curtain where higher-up individuals in creative/production would wait for wrestlers to go to or return from the ring. The individuals holding that role are accountable for providing final directions or modifications to the program.

The WWE Universe reacts to Sean Ross Sapp’s tweet

Surely many WWE employees were eager to see Johnson go out to the ring, which is why they filled up the room five times its capacity. That’s how much influence The Rock has on people.

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This clearly shows the respect The Rock commands from the fans as well as those in WWE years after his retirement from the ring. What do you have to say about this matter? Let us know in the comments below.

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Monika Thapa is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports, who brings a unique blend of fluency in language and passion for the sport to her writing. Having been a fan of WWE since her childhood, Monika writes thought-provoking articles that offer readers deeper insights into the lives of their favorite superstars. She believes that WWE superstars present valuable life lessons that readers can learn from, as seen in her recent piece on Ronda Rousey's workout video.
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