Pat McAfee puts his athleticism on display as the former All-Decade Team punter stuns Austin Theory with a massive Superplex. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more.
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DALLAS — Pat McAfee waited his whole life to experience a WrestleMania Moment, but the NFL great-turned-sports media megastar wound up with enough WrestleMania Moments to last a lifetime.
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To be clear, McAfee showed up and showed out against Mr. McMahon’s hand-chosen opponent, Austin Theory, whom the WWE Chairman and CEO announced as a “future Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.” McAfee struck first and struck often, demonstrating the athleticism that made him the NFL’s Punter of the Decade.
Boom Stick likely shocked Theory — as well as the WWE Universe and Mr. McMahon — with his in-ring prowess. The capacity crowd inside AT&T Stadium cheered loudly as McAfee bounced Theory’s head off the announce desk, threw caution to the wind with a Swanton (which missed, but still looked majestic) and took Theory off the top rope with a thunderous superplex.
A world-class athlete in his own right, Theory didn’t go down easily, and even appeared on the verge of victory as he set up McAfee for A-Town Down. McAfee had his competition scouted, however, and reversed the move into a crucifix pin for the stunning upset!
Disgruntled over his protégé’s failure, Mr. McMahon then did the unthinkable, stripping off his suit jacket and dress shirt and challenging McAfee to a match on the spot. A referee signaled for the bell, and McAfee, already bruised and aching from his scheduled showdown, was caught unawares by a clothesline by the jacked WWE Chairman.
Theory got in on the action, crotching McAfee on the ring post and handing a football to Mr. McMahon, which he punted into McAfee’s midsection before claiming the pin.
As Mr. McMahon and Theory celebrated their successful ruse, the familiar sound of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s glass breaking hit. The Texas Rattlesnake sent Theory flying with a Stunner before doing the same to his longtime rival, Mr. McMahon. Austin then invited McAfee into the ring for a Broken Skull American lager, only to shock the popular SmackDown commentator with yet another Stunner.
A lifelong WWE fan who watched Austin in his Attitude Era heyday, McAfee should’ve known better. After all, as “Stone Cold” says, don’t trust anybody.