Pat McAfee Says He Will Never Return to WWE

Overview

• McAfee publicly promised before WrestleMania that he would quit WWE if Randy Orton failed to beat Cody Rhodes, and he says he is now keeping that promise.
• Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton in the WrestleMania match that triggered McAfee’s pledge, a result reported across coverage of the event.
• McAfee sustained cuts and bruises during the WrestleMania segment and was seen wearing a neck brace while awaiting scan results.
• On his Instagram story McAfee said he will “never be seen on WWE television ever again” and called Cody Rhodes a “donkey.”
• Multiple outlets report that McAfee is expected to return to NFL television and may join Monday Night Countdown, a detail described as reported rather than officially confirmed by the networks involved.