Huge update on Vince McMahon's status for WrestleMania 38 - Reports
Vince McMahon was recently a guest on The Pat McAfee Show and during his rare public interview, the WWE Chairman offered McAfee a spot on the WrestleMania 38 card.
Prior to McMahon's appearance, the WWE Universe wondered whether McMahon himself would be the one to face McAfee. But so far, that doesn't seem to be the case, as Austin Theory stepped up as the opponent for McAfee at The Show Of Shows.
According to a report from The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer, McMahon is still expected to be involved in the developing storyline between Theory and McAfee. He noted that the chairman will be the "key" to the bout, as McMahon the reason fans would want to watch the match.
“Vince McMahon is still in the angle," said Meltzer. "I don’t know if it’s going to be a handicap match. I don’t know if it’s going to be Vince McMahon in the corner of Austin Theory but getting heavily involved in the angle and everything like that, but right now, Vince McMahon is the key to that match. I mean, that’s the drawing of that match, is Vince. So, he will be introduced at some point at least as things were last night."
Meltzer also stated that the initial pitch called for a clash between McMahon and McAfee, but Theory would practically take all the bumps to protect the chairman. Like other fans, Meltzer expressed his confusion about the way McMahon's appearance on The Pat McAfee Show didn't directly set up an angle.
"(...)They didn’t do an angle on it and, you know, they didn’t even really do heat on it in the sense that Vince and McAfee didn’t end up doing an angle," Meltzer continued. "They just did a straight interview, basically. They didn’t tease anything… So now they have to figure out after doing that what to pounce on to get to the story that they are going to want to tell.” (H/T: Ringside News)
WWE has confirmed that Theory will face McAfee at WrestleMania 38, but it's unclear whether McMahon will be involved with the match.
Vince McMahon made a historic offer to Pat McAfee on his show
Pat McAfee previously faced Adam Cole on WWE NXT, so he has some experience as a wrestler. The SmackDown commentator is now set to make his return to in-ring action, as he gears up for WrestleMania 38.
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While speaking to McAfee and the rest of his team on The Pat McAfee Show, McMahon stated:
''It would be different though, (from) when you played for the Colts," said McMahon. "It would be [a] difference of, like okay, you're the punter. But now, in the ring, you're gonna be a linebacker." [3:10:11 - 3:10:21]
As things stand, McAfee will step into the ring with Austin Theory, who has been involved in a storyline with the WWE Chairman since last November. Theory has consequently enjoyed a solid push in recent months, and he unsuccessfully challenged Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at a live event on Saturday.
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