Williams had made one previous appearance in the get-up and mask, attacking Bart Gunn from behind.
The whole heel/face structure of that angle is all out of whack, as JR is playing a bitter heel character who cheap shots Michael Cole and runs him off, but nobody really cares about Cole, then evil boss Vince sends Terry Taylor out to kick heel JR off of commentary and take his place, and Taylor plays it as a "just doing what I'm told" babyface, who gets a bunch of Red Rooster-based insults, all of which makes JR a.... tweener? A heel who the "smart" fans are supposed to like? Was this crap Russo's idea or what?