Per the controversy over real vs fake... I’ve only seen the Rumble upload of the event, but as a former live TV Tech Director for part of my career, I found it convenient that there were 2 wide shot stage left and stage right angles of Smith’s approach to the stage, his hit, and walk back. It appears that the TV Tech Director knew it was coming. Had he NOT expected it, it would more likely have resulted in the medium close up of Rock, with Smith entering the shot, and THEN the Tech Director scrambling for an extreme wide shot for cover along with a few “panicked” switch mistakes. The streaker entering David Niven’s shot might be an example of what I’m speculating about.
Conversely, and contradicting my own theory, if I were the TD and knew it was coming, I would have made damn sure that I got coverage of Smith leaving his seat and tracking him up to the stage, then cutting to a medium shot of Rock looking worried or confused, all for better drama.