Cody Rhodes Wrecks Pat McAfee Show Set In New Escalation to WrestleMania 42 Storyline
The unexpected feud between Cody Rhodes and popular podcaster Pat McAfee took another wild turn just days away from WrestleMania 42 . To begin Wednesday’s edition of the Pat McAfee Show , the former Indianapolis Colts star, ESPN personality, and sometimes WWE analyst/performer revealed that the show’s set, AKA The Thunderdome, had an unexpected guest the night before. While a member of the cleaning staff was doing his nightly work, there was a bang on the door, and it was the WWE undisputed champion.
The worker let him in because he has been a frequent guest of the show and likely has not been following recent episodes of SmackDown . CODY RHODES DESTROYED PAT MCAFEE’S SET AND TOOK BACK THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP 😭 ( @PatMcAfeeShow ) pic. twitter.
com/bzQyNRsCRB — WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) April 15, 2026 Rhodes would storm in and do some damage to McAfee’s desk with a nearby bat, then retake his title. On Friday’s episode of SmackDown, Rhodes was attacked by McAfee and new pal Randy Orton . The duo then left San Jose with his title.
Orton is set to challenge Rhodes for his championship on Saturday night at WrestleMania 42. The former WWE announcer was added to the ongoing storyline between the two stars a couple of weeks ago. His inclusion on the road to the two-night event has been panned by WWE fans and was reportedly an idea pushed by TKO CEO Ari Emanuel to help boost interest in the event.
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