Female star defends Pat McAfee ahead of WWE WrestleMania 42

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This is something that hasn’t gone down well with the locker room, and there seems to be genuine unhappiness. Meanwhile, Lana, aka CJ Perry, addressed McAfee’s inclusion on the Road to WrestleMania in an interview on The Ariel Helwani Show.

Lana said when the color commentator first showed up and attacked Rhodes, she questioned why he was there. But after he cut the promo, she understood the purpose.

“I know that Pat’s a very controversial topic, him coming in. Okay, so when he first came and he kicked Cody in the balls, I was like, ‘Oh my god, why? Why? Why are we doing this right now?’ Like, ‘Do we really need to do this?’ And then he grabbed that mic and he started cutting a promo,” she said.

She said that Pat McAfee’s promo drew the ire of WWE fans, which is exactly the role of a heel.

“When he grabbed that mic and he was cutting a great heel promo, people are booing him. The internet is getting so upset. Isn’t that what a heel is supposed to do? Isn’t a heel supposed to ruffle our feathers and p*ss us off and get people talking? I thought from that standpoint he was doing exactly what heels are supposed to do. And also he’s promoting the show. I know people were kind of upset about the 25% off promo he cut, but I think that’s business. That’s good business,” she said.

Last week on SmackDown, McAfee revealed that the prices of WrestleMania tickets will be 25% off over the weekend.

Pat McAfee shared footage of Cody Rhodes breaking into his ThunderDome setup

Last Friday, Randy Orton and Pat McAfee once again got the better of Cody Rhodes as the former NFL player walked away with the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Well, the American Nightmare came back for receipts. On X, McAfee shared footage of Rhodes walking into the ThunderDome setup and destroying it before retrieving his Championship belt.

Pat McAfee called him a “criminal” and accused his staff member, DBone, of working with Rhodes.

If you use quotes from this article, please credit The Ariel Helwani Show and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.