Pat McAfee Fires Back At Critics While Backing Randy Orton’s WrestleMania Push

TLDR

Pat McAfee was revealed as the mystery voice Randy Orton had been speaking to on the phone for weeks during the April 3, 2026 edition of SmackDown, with the reveal turning violent when Cody Rhodes was attacked. On his podcast following the reveal, McAfee praised Orton heavily and claimed he believes Orton should be at the top of WWE, stating "future wrestling generation fans will have to look back on the night that was in Las Vegas and say that was the moment that that GOAT saved the entire business by becoming 15-time world champion." McAfee also fired back at online critics of the storyline, calling them "IWC dipshits" who "have no idea what they've been missing."