Pat McAfee responds to CM Punk’s WWE Raw promo

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Pat McAfee aligns with Randy Orton on WWE SmackDown.

On his ESPN show today, Pat McAfee offered a brief response to CM Punk’s WWE Raw promo.

Punk appeared on the April 6 episode of Raw and cut a promo where he mentioned Vince McMahon, advocated for lower WWE ticket prices, and referred to Pat McAfee as “Pat MAGAfee” — calling him a “no-brain hillbilly” after McAfee was inserted into the build for Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42.

The first response from McAfee came via a tweet this morning where he described Punk as “a Punk ass bitch.” McAfee then addressed the promo on The Pat McAfee Show, claiming that — by wanting WWE to lower prices — Punk is admitting that he cannot sell out WrestleMania.

“I open my phone, go to X, go to trending. Is that me? Pat MAGAfee? What? What is that about? CM Punk, last night, called me Pat MAGAfee and attacked a lot of things,” McAfee said. “And then he would lay out why he is not worth the price of admission to WrestleMania. ‘Lower the prices now! I’m not worth that much!’ No worries, Mr. Punk. Randy Orton is here to save everything.”

The “MAGAfee” nickname is in reference to McAfee having President Donald Trump as a guest on The Pat McAfee show on Veteran’s Day last year.

McAfee will be in Orton’s corner for the WrestleMania 42 night one main event when Orton challenges Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. The second night’s main event will then see Punk defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns.

In storyline, McAfee wants to save pro wrestling by elevating Orton back to the card, saying Rhodes has failed as champion with WrestleMania not being sold out. The event is being held in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19.

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Joseph Currier
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