Fans are not happy.
Pat McAfee was revealed as Randy Orton's mystery caller on tonight's episode of SmackDown. He attacked Cody Rhodes when the WWE Champion confronted his WrestleMania opponent in the opening segment of the night.
The former NFL Punter then explained his actions, saying that he was tired of watching 5’5” guys putting on hour-long Iron Man matches when guys like Orton were around.
Cody Rhodes later made another appearance on the show, cutting a fiery promo. He compared McAfee's reveal to Disco Inferno and suggested that someone else was pulling the strings from behind.
Pat McAfee has since addressed his appearance on the Friday Night Show on social media as well. He has stated that he will never appear in WWE again if Randy loses his WrestleMania match.
News that has since come out suggests that Pat's involvement in the whole angle was not a decision made by WWE creative and that the directive came from people in the TKO management.
Nonetheless, the reveal has not gone over with the fans. People who were expecting someone like The Rock to be behind Randy's actions have questioned the decision to hype the inclusion of McAfee into the WrestleMania angle so much. You can check out some of the reactions below:
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