This angle was first set into motion a couple of weeks ago when Vince McMahon made reference before his ECW title match with Bobby Lashley that he felt something catastrophic would be happening soon, which set the wheels in motion for this angle. Since then he's made similar statements on RAW, feeling something bad was going to be happening soon. The last couple weeks also featured McMahon acting (badly) like he had lost his mind.

This past Monday night on Raw saw a deranged Vince McMahon, after a 3 hour long Vince McMahon appreciation night which featured many surprise guests and repetitive interviews on how McMahon either made wrestling or was an asshole, come to the ring only to leave without saying a word. He made his way to his limousine backstage, paused for a few moments as if he anticipated something was going to happen, then got in the limo which followed with the limo exploding.

The Times Leader in Pennsylvania had an article about the stunt. In it, they report that WWE's Steve Poremba saying that "No one was in any danger". They also report that the stunt was supervised by Zenith Pyrotechnology, based in Deer Park, N.Y., and that the explosion was actually filmed at the arena late Saturday night, the footage of the burning hulk taped Sunday night and the whole mess spliced together, according to Andy Kratz, the township's zoning officer. The Times-Leader also contacted the FBI to see if they were investigating the 'car bomb' incident on Monday's RAW. Special agent spokesperson Jerri Williams for the FBI's Philadelphia office said "The 'federal agent' (referenced on the WWE.com Web site) is definitely not the FBI. We have not been made aware of any car bombings. We would definitely have been informed."