Key Backstage Names Linked To Randy Orton’s Mystery Phone Reveal

TLDR

According to PWInsider, WWE producers Michael Hayes and Bobby Roode, along with writer Christian Scovell, were responsible for putting together Randy Orton's mystery phone reveal segment on the April 3 episode of SmackDown. Pat McAfee was kept hidden backstage before the opening segment so the surprise wouldn't leak, with most people backstage reportedly unaware he was going to be revealed. The reveal occurred when McAfee appeared during a fight between Orton and Cody Rhodes, hitting Rhodes with a low blow before Orton followed up with chair shots.