Posted on 3/17/123 by Colin Vassallo
It looks like Pat McAfee is not returning to his Smackdown
commentary duties after all.
Current Smackdown commentator Wade Barrett told The Daily
Star in the United Kingdom that he’s sticking with Michael
Cole for the foreseeable future.
“It’s as permanent as you can ever be in a role in WWE,”
Barrett said when asked about his position on Smackdown.
Barrett replaced McAfee at the start of college football
season but McAfee had to return in January.
Things did not go as planned and McAfee, while he returned as
a surprise at the Rumble, did not resume his weekly duties
with WWE despite still being under contract.
“Pat McAfee is always going to be a friend of WWE,” Barrett
continued. “He’s an incredibly talented guy and we’re all
fans of his, too, but he has a lot on his plate.”
McAfee’s future with WWE remains unknown and a recent tweet
said that while he loves WWE, he wants to see who’s going to
buy them and if he wants to work and make money for “those
people.”
Meanwhile, last night McAfee addressed all the rumors with
another post on social media.
“A lot of wrestling chatter about me right now.. I think
about wrestling everyday..that dream isn’t done,” McAfee
said. “My business is currently rather active and exigent…+
baby on the way…timing is everything I still have MASSIVE
plans for my journey to the WWE HOF someday. Believe that.”