McAfee served as a guest commentator for WWE's NXT TakeOver events before signing a contract with the promotion in 2019. During 2020, he feuded with Adam Cole, making his in-ring debut.
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Patrick Justin McAfee (born May 2, 1987, Plum, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American sports analyst, colour commentator, professional wrestler and former football punter and kickoff specialist better known by his in-ring name Pat McAfee. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs as a part-time wrestler and is a colour commentator for the SmackDown brand.
Pat was a placekicker at West Virginia and drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played in the Super Bowl his rookie year in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. Over his eight-year career in the National Football League (NFL), McAfee made two Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 2014.
Since his retirement from football in February 2017, McAfee has been a football analyst. He was a guest host for Fox Sports’ college and NFL broadcasts in late 2018, before being announced as part of ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football team in July 2019. In addition, he makes regular appearances for Get Up! and College GameDay. He currently presents The Pat McAfee Show on Sirius XM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio.
McAfee served as a guest commentator for WWE’s NXT TakeOver events in 2018, before signing a contract with the promotion in February 2019. During 2020, he feuded with Adam Cole, making his WWE NXT in-ring debut at TakeOver XXX in a loss to Cole. He won the 2020 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Rookie of the Year award following his feud with Cole. In April 2021, McAfee was moved to SmackDown, becoming a colour commentator on the Friday Night SmackDown program replacing Corey Graves after Graves moved to Monday Night Raw.
| Name | Patrick Justin McAfee |
| DOB | 2 May 1987, 34 years |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Weight | 106 kg |
| Occupation | Professional wrestler, Commentator, Football Player |
| Professional Debut | 2020 |
| Wife | Samantha Ludy |
| Professional Name | Pat McAfee |
McAfee made his WWE debut on NXT and started a feud with Adam Cole. It all started when Cole, who was a guest on the Pat McAfee Show, threw the equipment and stormed out after being mocked for his height.
On July 27, after Cole had made a public apology, Triple H appeared on the show and invited Pat to come to an episode of NXT to talk things out with Cole. On the August 5 episode of NXT, McAfee arrived and was shown to have made up with Cole, and later acted as a guest commentator for a tag team title match between The Undisputed Era and Imperium. Cole noticed him at the commentary table and after again being mocked for his height threw water in McAfee’s face.
A post-match confrontation between the two men resulted in McAfee punting Cole’s head and being thrown out of the building. The next day, on Get Up!, Triple H challenged McAfee to a match on Cole’s behalf at NXT TakeOver XXX which he accepted. At NXT TakeOver XXX, McAfee was very impressive in his in-ring debut. There were a lot of highlights including hitting a senton from the top rope and onto the Undisputed Era, and later, with a backflip off the top rope, landing on his feet and leaping back to the top, then hitting a superplex on Cole. Towards the end, McAfee went for an axe-handle, but was superkicked by Cole, who followed up with a Panama Sunrise to win the match.
In 2022, Vince McMahon appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and during the interview offered McAfee a match at the upcoming Wrestlemania 38. On the very next day on SmackDown, Austin Theory announced that he was Pat McAfee’s opponent. After announcing it, he confronted Pat McAfee and slapped him in the face, knocking off his headset.
On the March 11 episode of SmackDown, McAfee attacked Austin Theory after Theory slapped McAfee for the second time. It ensued into an all-out brawl which ended with both Theory and McAfee getting escorted out of the arena.
At WrestleMania 38, McAfee defeated Theory, then challenged McMahon to an impromptu match, which he lost following interference from Theory. After the match, Stone Cold Steve Austin entered and delivered Stunners to both Theory and McMahon. Austin then invited McAfee back into the ring, only for McAfee to receive a Stunner as well.
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McAfee got engaged to his girlfriend, Samantha Ludy, in February 2019 and married her on August 1, 2020 in Carmel, Indiana.
In 2009, McAfee was part of the Indianapolis team that won the AFC South, the AFC Championship, and reached Super Bowl XLIV. McAfee kicked off the game and handled kickoff and punt duties in the 31–17 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
His current net worth stands at around $20 million.
