Pat McAfee rips fans' response to why he has missed WWE Raw commentary duties
Pat McAfee has notably been missing from WWE's 'Raw' for the past three weeks, and he explained on Monday what has him on the sidelines.
'I was getting pretty exhausted there,' he said on Monday's 'The Pat McAfee Show' episode as the reason for his absence.
But many fans were not interested in what he had to say, or whether or not he appeared back on the show at all and caused McAfee to lash out a bit.
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3 Pat McAfee talks before a finals game between the Pacers and Thunder, as he was a familiar face throughout the Indiana's NBA Finals run.
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'I was getting pretty exhausted,' the former All-Pro Colts punter posted Wednesday to X. 'I produce/host a 5 day a week show, have been on the go every week since Dublin last year before College Football.. plus I run my growing company with 14 employees and have a 2 year old daughter.'
''YOU'RE NOT EXHAUSTED ENOUGH BITCH.. NEED YA TO TAKE A DIRT NAP' ~ The IWC (Internet Wrestling Community),' McAfee added on an X post, imitating the wrestling fans who came for him after he revealed his exhaustion.
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McAfee then added 11 screenshots of fans on X tearing him apart for his absence, clearly not missing him.
'Trust us [McAfee] no one cares that you are gone,' one user said. 'In fact we are enjoying it.'
'We're also pretty exhausted when he is on commentary,' another said.
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McAfee has been the lead color commentator for Raw since the show debuted on Netflix this year, joining Michael Cole in 2025 directly after the college football season ended, as he had been a host for ESPN's 'College Gameday.' WWE is a 52-week a year schedule for Raw, plus premium live events.
3 Pat McAfee speaking before the NFL Draft in April.
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All the while, the former Indianapolis Colt continued hosting his daily self-named show, which also took a bump in busyness with the Indiana Pacers making a run to the NBA Finals.
Wade Barrett filled in for McAfee the first week and Corey Graves took the chair next to Cole the past two weeks.
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3 Pat McAfee has also appeared as a wrestler for the WWE in the past.
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While he didn't confirm, McAfee hinted on Monday that he may be back for Saturday's 'Night of Champions' show in Saudi Arabia.
'Thank you all so much,' McAfee humorously concluded his X post addressing his absence to the haters. 'Excited for the future of my life.'
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