I don't think it was staged..

IMO Everett got pissed and acted accordingly Rhome just egged him a little too far. But Everett wasn't about to go all out in a brawl with the smart ass kid on tv. If it was staged by now someone on the production staff or anyone else associated with the show or even members of the families of the two would have come out and said it was. Right now its just opinions and they, including mine, don't count when it comes to the truth.