Cody Rhodes Calls Pat McAfee Angle the “Worst-Received Thing In Wrestling History”

TLDR

Cody Rhodes called Pat McAfee's current WWE storyline involvement "the most ill-received thing in the history of wrestling" during an April 15, 2026 interview with Jimmy Traina. Rhodes stated that the negative reaction has been universal across all types of wrestling fans, comparing it unfavorably to historically criticized moments like the Gobbledy Gooker and the Shockmaster. The comments come as WWE heads into WrestleMania 42 with the McAfee storyline still in place despite two consecutive weeks of heavily criticized SmackDown episodes.