WWE's Pat McAfee Just Made A Big Promise Ahead Of WrestleMania 42, But Fans Are Upset For A Different Reason
He's doubling down.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: USA WrestleMania 42 is fast approaching, and with the biggest two nights in wrestling happening in Las Vegas this year, WWE is doing all it can to go all in and raise the stakes. After adding John Cena as host , Jelly Roll, and maybe even Tom Brady , Pat McAfee is in the mix as Randy Orton's mystery guest ahead of his big match with Cody Rhodes.
There was a "wtf" vibe on the internet after McAfee's unexpected appearance on SmackDown . The commentator wasn't on the short list of popular guesses for who would support Orton, and some questioned why two wrestlers with decades of history between them needed one of the biggest sports pundits in the world in the mix to push along storytelling. As debate continues on that, McAfee spoke out and made a promise to fans tied to the match.
Pat McAfee Added Another Stipulation To Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes' WrestleMania 42 Match Pat McAfee hopped on X to try and generate hype, something he's usually good at. The ESPN pundit continued to shower Randy Orton with praise, and is so confident he'll win at WrestleMania 42, he added this stipulation: The only 'shock' is that @RandyOrton, the greatest Sports Entertainer of all time, isn’t running @WWE. That all changes at Mania… When he becomes 15 TIME WORLD CHAMPION AND SAVES THE BUSINESS for future generations while doing so.
And if he doesn’t… I’ll NEVER BE SEEN OR HEARD IN THE WRESTLING WORLD AGAIN. This proclamation came about a month after McAfee publicly said he was likely done as a commentator in the WWE . A month later, he's playing a central role in the main event of WrestleMania.