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Pat McAfee: Wrestling Fans Can Sleep Soundly Understanding I Will Never Be Back

August 19, 2026

After serving as a commentator and sometimes wrestler, Pat McAfee was inserted into the WrestleMania 41 story between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. Fans were not pleased as McAfee criticized the product, the wrestlers, and the fans while trying to put over Orton. Ahead of WrestleMania, McAfee stated that if Orton did not defeat Rhodes, … The post Pat McAfee: Wrestling Fans Can Sleep Soundly Understanding I Will Never Be Back appeared first on Fightful | WWE News, AEW News, Pro Wrestling Backstage News.

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