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\u2022 BRIEF AND TO THE POINT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 If Cody Rhodes can deliver an impromptu mic moment about my boss, Pat McAfee, and CM Punk can drop one of his “pipe bombs” on it a few days later, I feel almost obligated to let you know my feelings. So, let me step out of my safe space reserved for this spot and lay it out for you in the simplest terms that what McAfee is doing for WWE, and wrestling in general, should be appreciated\u2026 and will be appreciated. After a week of biting my tongue and shaking my head at the comical responses, it\u2019s time to drop my own pipe bomb.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0AND\u00a0<\/strong>\u2026 Really, what did McAfee say to the fans that they weren\u2019t already expressing with their reaction videos to Raw, SmackDown, or a PLE, just for a moment of recognition by the media team? Not a single word McAfee said was untrue or out of line, and they know it. When he said about Cody Rhodes, \u201cA man that represents everything that we hate,\u201d think about what you\u2019ve been saying about Cody for years now. The comment about the Gorilla Position, haven\u2019t you seen that before? But this isn\u2019t solely about Cody as WWE Champion. He\u2019s just the latest in line. It\u2019s about a lifelong fan like McAfee drifting from the sport he\u2019s always loved because of what it was and what it is now. Unlike many who vent online, McAfee is actually doing something about it, and that\u2019s what frustrates you.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 YOU JUST DIDN\u2019T LIKE THE MESSENGER<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 I\u2019ve used a phrase many times, and there\u2019s no better time than now to dust it off in this specific instance: \u201cJealousy is an ugly emotion, maybe the worst emotion.\u201d That\u2019s what this whole ground swell is about. The fans are upset that it wasn\u2019t somebody who \u201cmade sense\u201d to them as to who was on the phone with Randy Orton over the past month. They wanted it to be somebody who had grown up in the business and has a legacy in the business to deliver the message, instead of a \u201cpart-timer\u201d who punted a football at the highest level and now is a successful businessman who everybody adores, except inside the wrestling world. And when it wasn\u2019t, the fan felt insulted. Don\u2019t be jealous of the man who has taken time out of his busy life to donate his time to making the business he loves better. I don\u2019t see anybody else stepping up and putting their reputation on the line like McAfee.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 Why Pat McAfee, you ask? To fix a problem, you have to acknowledge it. McAfee noticed a 14-time Champion, Randy Orton, being underutilized and marginalized in a business that once relied on such talent, at least, as McAfee sees it. How can you change that? Get people talking. Mission accomplished. People are mad, disappointed, and the Dirtsheets are buzzing. Most importantly, people are interested. When was the last time a seven-minute promo created such feedback just by stating the obvious? It was genius. It started a discussion, which is always positive. It led to heartfelt promos by Punk and Rhodes, good for the business and for conversation, regardless of how tough they were on a man simply trying to help the product. It brought in an audience that may not be hardcore wrestling fans. Admit it. You tuned into Raw on Monday to hear what going to be said about it. Mission accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 MORE TO THE STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0If the fans don\u2019t think there is more to the story than what McAfee presented on SmackDown, then they are allowing themselves to be fooled. Everything McAfee has touched in his life has turned into success, and to do that, you have a big brain that goes beyond randomly showing up at SmackDown after nearly a year away from the business and cutting up the St. Louis sports teams (“bad guy” 101) for a couple of minutes. McAfee is just the tip of the sword, and everything points to that, but you want all the cards to be shown now. The fan let yourself be deceived. In their heart, they always knew what had to happen here, and Pat McAfee is the one who will lead the way. And when it happens, the fans will say they saw it coming the entire time. But hey, the fans have it all figured out, don\u2019t they \u2013 all of you side seat bookers out there. \u201cIt feels like we are doing something special,\u201d McAfee said on his show. Indeed. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n WWE.com and Pat McAfee Show contributor Mark Kaboly points out all the reasons why Pat McAfee aligning with Randy Orton against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 42 on April 18 will indeed save wrestling. \u2022 BRIEF AND TO THE POINT\u00a0\u2026 If Cody Rhodes can deliver an impromptu mic moment about my boss, Pat McAfee, and CM … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mark-Kabolys-reasons-why-Pat-McAfee-has-aligned-with-Randy.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27225,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27223\/revisions\/27225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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