the mystery man on the phone with Randy Orton and offering “voices in his head” was none other than… Pat McAfee
"(whispers) don't get vaxxed.... but also fight cody" - pat mcafee probably
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2026
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who in the living hell, on this planet right now, is going to say "Pat McAfee is going to be at Wrestlemania!? oh man I have to GO NOW! I need to get couple thousand dollars together SO I CAN GO SEE PAT MCAFEE!"
Answer: no one. no one is thinking that, and if someone IS thinking that they need serious help.
Cody vs Randy on it's own right was fine, they have history, it'd be a good match. but now you're going to throw in a couple MAGA c-tier celebrities into the mix...how can anyone in their right mind watch WWE? seriously tell me so I don't think you're mentally ill.
Add all this to the fact we're likely NOW going to get a LA Knight v IShowSpeed match at WM...Convince me why WWE is still worth watching, I dare you.
how can anyone in their right mind watch WWE?
I've had people tell me they keep watching because WWE has the wrestlers they know. Sure, AEW has it's fair share of former WWE talent, but some people have always watched Raw, and always will. I'm sure for some it's less about the wreslting, and more just a habit at this point.
Private equity, such a beautiful thing. /s
Wow that seems like a special kind of terrible!
I don’t even think it’s going to matter what they try and do, the fans are still cheering for Orton and want him to win the title. He attacked Rhodes, they cheered. He attacked Cardano, they cheered. This week they cheered (yes it was a home town crowed). People love Orton and want to see him as champ again, maybe if Rhodes wasn’t the one defending it may have been different but I only see one outcome on this.
Was he the one they stuck in his own DLC pack in one of the games with a bunch of his podcasting non-wrestler friends nobody had ever heard of and nobody would ever use?
Yep, one and the same.
I just read the article about McAfee vs McMahon at WM on Wrestlecrap, wowee. That's pretty clearly not his fault, but those are the only two things I know about him so I hope their boost to ticket sales is good 🤷 Either way I was past the point of ever considering watching WWE again a long time ago, so whatever. I'll read about it if it's enough of a trainwreck that anyone bothers to mention it ever again.
Haven't watched in years. I liked Randy Orton — especially "Rated RKO" when he partnered with Edge. Edge was one of my favourite new wrestlers. Especially after his match with Mick Foley, the no holds barred harcore match — I just realised this was like 20 years ago. Orton was cool though. I used to joke that the "Orton pose" was rapidly slapping the mat (tapping out) but I did enjoy his performances.
Also glad to see Cody Rhodes is still up there. I remember him being in the Spirit Squad, Vince McMahon's male cheerleader squad — they existed on-screen to support Vince against the new DX; behind the scenes, they were scouting new talent. Dolph Ziggler also came from that outfit, maybe one other guy who lasted, so all in all, I'd say mission accomplished. They were obvious heels but most of them had skills and decent presence.
Cody was never in Spirit Squad. You might be thinking of Kenny. He was the only other member besides Ziggler to have a singles run. He's currently a producer with NXT.