Pat McAfee Reveals What He Told Randy Orton on Phone, Says He & Orton ‘Have Got Some Things Cooking’

Pat McAfee shocked one and all this past Friday night when he returned to WWE SmackDown and low-blowed Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes before revealing himself as Randy Orton’s mystery caller.

McAfee took shots at WWE’s product, SmackDown’s recent poor ratings, noting there’s no reason why WrestleMania 42 tickets should still be available when Randy Orton is around. He trashed Cody Rhodes and claimed that Orton would save the business at WrestleMania 42.

On The Pat McAfee Show (via Fightful), the former NFL punter revealed that he told Orton on the phone that he would like his soon-to-be three-year-old daughter to like wrestling, but for that to happen, he would first like to see wrestling return to what it’s supposed to be, especially at the top of the card.

McAfee brought up Randy’s extended absence from WWE TV last winter and questioned it. He claimed that he and Orton have “got some things cooking” and that future generations will look at WrestleMania 42 and thank Randy for saving professional wrestling when he wins his 15th WWE World Title. He stated th following:

“It was a fun time on Friday night, letting the world know that, ‘Yeah, remember when Randy Orton came on the show at the Combine, and shortly after that, I said I thought the business passed me by?’ All of a sudden, Randy is on the phone with someone motivating him, dominating everybody. Oh, yeah, maybe it was me telling him, ‘My daughter is about to turn three years old. I would like her to be a wrestling fan, but I would like wrestling to be what wrestling is supposed to be, especially at the top of the card.’ 6’5”, 275 pounds of perfection from the wrestling gods has been sitting here this whole time. Is it on TV all day, every day? Absolutely not.

“He was actually sent home for six months recently. What? How is this guy being sent home? We’re saving the business when Randy wins his 15th title at ‘Mania, and the future of the business is going to be led by what the wrestling gods deem perfection. Anything that doesn’t involve Randy, in my eyes, shite! If Randy Orton is involved, good. Just know we got some things cooking. Future wrestling fans are going to look back on the night in Vegas and say, ‘That was the moment that that GOAT saved the entire business.’ Thank you, Randy!”

Earlier today, Dave Meltzer reported how Pat McAfee’s return to WWE TV came about. You can check that report HERE.