WWE News: WWE Personality to replace Pat McAfee on WWE SmackDown, Pat McAfee addresses temporary leave: Check-Out: Friday Night SmackDown Commentator Pat McAfee will temporarily leave his position from WWE to focus on his new job with ESPN’s College GameDay. However, the NFL Punter will not be gone for a long time from the company. Follow WWE News and Updates with InsideSport.IN
WWE News: WWE Personality to replace Pat McAfee on WWE SmackDown, Pat McAfee addresses temporary leave: Check-Out
Recently, WWE SmackDown Commentator signed a new deal outside WWE with ESPN. According to The New York Post, McAfee has signed a new deal with ESPN for a full-time job for college football with ESPN’s College GameDay. He will join the broadcast team this Saturday with the first game between Alabama vs. Texas in Austin, Texas.
Pat McAfee is joining ESPN's College GameDay as a full-time member, per @nypost.
He'll be on the show this Saturday in Austin for Alabama-Texas. pic.twitter.com/4y1XOIDcvX
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 7, 2022
With Pat McAfee leaving WWE Universe is left with a question who will join Michael Cole on the commentary desk for Friday Night SmackDown? As per a recent report from Xero News, WWE is likely to add Corey Graves as a temporary replacement for the NFL Punter. However, Pat McAfee will still be bound to the company despite a new deal with ESPN.
Ever since Pat McAfee joined WWE, he had an excellent run with his wrestling skills. WWE signed him in 2018 and eventually added him in higher profile matches on the NXT brand, later transitioning as a full-time commentator on the blue brand.
In 2022, McAfee competed in his first-ever WrestleMania match against Austin Theory and Vince McMahon and an epic interaction with WWE Legend Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 38.
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WWE News: Pat McAfee addresses his temporary leave from WWE to join ESPN’s College GameDay
Pat McAfee will join ESPN as a full-time broadcaster for college league football. He will be an active participant in ESPN’s broadcasting team starting this Saturday with the first game between Alabama vs. Texas in Austin, Texas.
SmackDAHN will be on hold for a little bit while I do College GameDay.. I'm still VERY much in the WWE family & will still be doing things with WWE#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/bhSpOYg3wW
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 7, 2022
On the recent episode of The Pat McAfee Show, he expressed his early plans to go to WWE and nad his new job with ESPN simultaneously. However, constant travel for him would be hard, which ended up in a temporary leave from WWE.
” I reach out to them (WWE) and chit chat with them, they were the ones who said, ‘ Hey man, if you’re going to do GameDay, which is a great opportunity, congratulations… you cannot be traveling overnight for the entirety of the season. It’s not good for your health, your family, it’s not good for anything. Whenever the time is right, we’ll have you, definitely be back in our family,” added McAfee. [ H/T Sportskeeda]
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WWE News: WWE Personality to replace Pat McAfee on WWE SmackDown, Pat McAfee addresses temporary leave: Check-Out
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