Pat McAfee trolled fans at WWE World during WrestleMania 42 week by playing a pre-recorded video on the venue’s LED board that teased a major surprise before devolving into McAfee insulting the crowd and hyping Randy Orton’s Undisputed WWE Championship match against Cody Rhodes.
The video (scroll down to watch) opened with McAfee teasing exactly the kind of announcement fans were hoping for.
“Huge surprise, nerds. The surprise that you thought was maybe going to be your favorite wrestler of all time, maybe somebody from AEW was going to sign with WWE at WrestleMania, and you marks were gonna get zipper burn all over yourself. Instead, well well well, Pat McAfee’s smarter than all you dumb marks yet again.”
The crowd booed as McAfee continued, telling fans he could smell them from his home state.
“Just know that I am on my way to the city that you creatures are certainly taken over. I can smell all of your lowlife disgusting bodies all the way here in Indiana. And when I get to that town, and I’m talking to you little kid on your dad’s shoulders too, when I get to that town you should all be thanking me and Randy Orton as soon as I touch the turf in the desert.”
McAfee then turned his attention to what he and Orton have planned for WrestleMania weekend.
“What me and Randy are about to do to your entire WrestleMania weekend is something that you can’t prepare for, you can’t control. And you, fat slob sitting right up close to the gate, you’re gonna be crying your a** off as you leave WrestleMania knowing that what was, what you all let happen, is over. And Randy Orton is about to run this industry back to what it’s supposed to be, out of your dumba** hands.”
McAfee closed the video by telling fans to watch his show, which would be broadcasting on the LED board for the next 30 minutes.
“Get some greatness in your life before the biggest weekend you nerds will ever experience. See ya at SmackDown tonight, marks.”
WrestleMania 42 Full Card
Night One — Saturday, April 18 (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas)
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
- Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
- Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal Four-Way: Lash Legend and Nia Jax (c) vs. The Bella Twins vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
- Six-Man Tag: IShowSpeed, Logan Paul, and Austin Theory vs. LA Knight and The Usos (ESPN 2 first hour)
- Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre in an Unsanctioned Match (ESPN 2 first hour)
Night Two — Sunday, April 19
- World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
- WWE Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
- United States Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
- Demon Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. Rusev vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rey Mysterio (ESPN first hour)
- Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar (ESPN first hour)
John Cena hosts WrestleMania 42. The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony takes place Friday, April 17. Both nights of WrestleMania will stream on the ESPN app through the Unlimited plan, with the first two matches each night airing on ESPN 2 (Saturday) and ESPN (Sunday).
“Surprise, nerds. The surprise you thought… maybe somebody from AEW was gonna sign with WWE at WrestleMania.”
PAT MCAFEE NAMEDROPS AEW AS HE TROLLS LAS VEGAS FANS 😭
(@PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/4v5j7cV2YX
— EliteRockerz 𝕏 (@EliteClubS0B) April 17, 2026
