Pat McAfee is teasing a “massive surprise” for Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown from San Jose, as he continues to lean into his role as Randy Orton’s backer on the road to WrestleMania 42.
In a post on X Thursday, McAfee laid out his case for Orton as the man who is going to “save” WWE, while also teasing that more is coming.
“Randy Orton is gonna save the business for future generations of wrestling fans. That’s so incredible to think about. Very rarely do these types of obviously monumental moments happen in our lifetime. My daughter and baby boy on the way are gonna have a WWE that is thriving, a WWE that is the greatest form of entertainment on Earth, bar none, because the top of the company is gonna be exactly what it’s supposed to be. A man sent DIRECTLY from the Wrestling AND Sports Entertainment Gods will be properly leading the business once again. It is my honor to serve the future generations of wrestling fans as I motivate The GOAT, Randy Orton to not only become 15 TIME WORLD CHAMPION but also, become a man who saved his family’s business. WrestleMania Saturday Night is gonna be The most Historic Night in the HISTORY of sports. SO MUCH ON THE LINE. Multi-Generational pressure comes to a head. Randy will prevail for all of us. See also, I have a MASSIVE SURPRISE to announce tomorrow night. You’ll start thanking me and Randy soon enough for all of this. SEE YOU IN SAN JOSE.”
WrestleMania 42 takes place Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with the Rhodes vs. Orton Undisputed WWE Championship match currently slated to main event Night One. Friday’s SmackDown from the SAP Center in San Jose will be the go-home show before WrestleMania weekend officially kicks into gear.
Randy Orton is gonna save the business for future generations of wrestling fans. That’s so incredible to think about.. Very rarely do these types of obviously monumental moments happen in our lifetime.
My daughter and baby boy on the way are gonna have a WWE that is thriving.. a… pic.twitter.com/B3XpvhMZFx
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 9, 2026
