Pat McAfee has reportedly been removed from WWE television, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of The bulletin on the wrestling observer. According to Meltzer, it was WWE’s decision, not McAffee’s. It is not known why the WWE made the decision to withdraw him.
According to reports, there is no timetable for his return, although it was noted that the impression is that it will be in the spring.
McAfee has only fought twice at NXT, but received high praise for his performances. Steve Austin appeared on ESPN’s “Monday Tailgate” show last week and praised McAfee for his work.
“Hey man, [McAfee] it puts everything on the line, “Austin said.” That’s why. You know, basically, I think his verbal skills: he’s pulling everyone. But he’s not afraid to go out and put it all on the line, so you know, you won’t expect it from a guy who suffers from football. But the bad thing about Pat McAfee, I think he’s doing a really, really good job. I give them a solid A. “
CM Punk has also recently praised McAfee, saying it’s a better promotion than anyone in the WWE.
“It has a lot to do with the circumstances, but everyone else on the show should be embarrassed, and later USE said they felt better about themselves, because @PatMcAfeeShow is a better promotion than everyone else on the show (s), “he tweeted Punk.” There is no reason for him to fully commit to wrestling. He is already the best in this nameless program @RheaRipley_WWE“
In an interview with Wrestling Inc. last year, McAfee discussed how he trained for professional wrestling while in the NFL.
“I bought a wrestling ring in the third or fourth year of the league. I had it built in my barn and didn’t use it much, except at parties my friends’ kids would like to get into,” McAfee said. “As soon as I retired, a guy named Rip Rogers who used to train at OVW and who lives 10 minutes from home talked to me about rasslin ‘. I trained 3-4 times a week to get fit and to see if I ever wanted to do it if I could do it or not. They were punching me, chopping me and having bruises on my chest, but I was having a great time. “
McAfee last fought in “Takeover: WarGames 2020” earlier this month. McAfee teamed up with Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in a losing effort against Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish in a WarGames game.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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Marc Middleton contributed to this article.