Pat McAfee has reportedly been taken off WWE television, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. According to Meltzer, it was WWE’s decision, not McAffee’s. It is not known why WWE made the decision to pull him.
There is reportedly no timetable for his return, although it has been noted that the impression is that it will be in the spring.
McAfee has only wrestled twice in NXT, but he received a lot of credit for his performance. Steve Austin appeared on ESPN’s “Monday Tailgate” show last week, praising McAfee for his work.
“Hey man, [McAfee] “He’s risking it all,” Austin said. ‘He’s going for it. You know, actually I think his verbal skills – he flings everyone. But he’s not afraid to go out and risk everything, so you know, you wouldn’t expect that from a guy kicking a soccer ball. But Pat McAfee’s badass, I think he’s doing a really good job. I give him a solid A. “
CM Punk also recently praised McAfee, saying he is a better promo than anyone else in WWE.
“A lot has to do with circumstances, but everyone else on the show (s) should be ashamed, and then USE said the feeling of improving themselves, about the fact that @PatMcAfeeShow is a better promo than anyone on the show (s), “tweeted Punk.” There is no reason whatsoever for him to be fully committed to wrestling. He’s all the best not mentioned on this show @BuienRadarNL“
In an interview with Wrestling Inc. last year, McAfee discussed how he trained for pro wrestling while at the NFL.
“I bought a wrestling ring in my third or fourth year in the competition. I had it built in my shed and didn’t use it much except at parties where my friends’ kids would want to go in,” said McAfee. “As soon as I retired, a guy named Rip Rogers who used to train at OVW and lives 10 minutes from my house would chat with me about rasslin.” He would train me 3-4 times a week to get me in shape. to see if I ever wanted to do it, whether I could or not. I got kicked in the ass, got chopped and bruised on my chest, but I had a great time. “
McAfee last wrestled at “Takeover: WarGames 2020” earlier this month. McAfee teamed up with Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in a losing effort from Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish in a WarGames match.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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Marc Middleton contributed to this article.