Pat McAfee has to be one of the brightest commentators that WWE has had in recent times. It’s his exuberant style that has struck a chord with the audience. And the wrestling community misses his absence at the announce table. However, recent comments by WWE CEO Nick Khan suggest that McAfee may not be seen in the Stamford-based promotion anytime soon.
The former NFL star was last seen on comm duties in the company during the 2023 Royal Rumble PLE. There have been massive clouds over his future with the WWE. SmackDown commentator Wade Barrett has already provided a disappointing update on it. And now Khan’s remarks have further made matters bleak.
WWE’s top official comments on Pat McAfee’s status with the company
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The WWE higher-up recently chatted with The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media podcast. Therein he commented on the possibility of McAfee’s appearance in the upcoming grand event. Khan said, “We have no plans to have him {McAfee} there this weekend.”
On his future with the company as a whole, he put the onus on McAfee. He said, “He’ll determine ultimately where he wants his home to be and you know our hope is that he does more with us.”
With WrestleMania 39 just around the corner, many fans were wondering if the former Indianapolis Colts player would be involved in some capacity. However, those hopes have all but dashed after this recent update by Khan.
McAfee was part of the blue brand’s commentary team with veteran Michael Cole since 2021. His confirmed absence from ‘The Showcase of Immortals’ will be all the more disappointing for the fans after his part last year.
Pat McAfee had a memorable showdown in WrestleMania 38
The Pat McAfee Show host locked horns with ‘The Now’ Austin Theory where he ended up winning the clash. He would then be challenged to an impromptu match with then-WWE chairman Vince McMahon and ended up on the losing side in an unusual contest.
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But that was not the end of the night for McAfee as Stone Cold appeared and cleaned house to the crowd’s amusement. That was before The Texas Rattlesnake bit the former NFL star by delivering a typical Stone Cold Stunner on him.
It will be truly disheartening for the masses to learn of McAfee’s absence from the marquee event this time around.
Pat McAfee, not showing up in WrestleMania, will definitely sting. But the intriguing match card on offer would do quite well in negating his absence. It will be McAfee’s continued non-appearance of WWE programming that will hurt the fans more. Wrestling fanatics are a bunch of optimists, but hearing Nick Khan’s latest comments, it would be hard to act as one.
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