{"id":215471,"date":"2026-04-24T23:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=215471"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:33:02","slug":"pat-mcafee-reportedly-made-the-decision-for-his-wwe-storyline-to-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/24\/pat-mcafee-reportedly-made-the-decision-for-his-wwe-storyline-to-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat McAfee reportedly made the decision for his WWE storyline to end"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4016440564\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Pat McAfee is the one who made the call for his ill-received storyline partnering with Randy Orton to end.<\/p>\n<p>WWE had planned for McAfee to team with Randy Orton against Jelly Roll &amp; Cody Rhodes at Backlash in May according to a report from Dave Meltzer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/jelly-roll-pat-mcafee-wwe-wrestlemania-42-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wrestling Observer.<\/a> Prior to Orton facing Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania 42, McAfee made the promise to leave WWE forever on Smackdown if Orton lost to Rhodes at WrestleMania and the tag match was pulled.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll and McAfee were both aware of the negative reaction of fans towards their involvement in the Orton vs. Rhodes storyline according to the report. The exact reason why they pulled out isn&#8217;t known, but it is believed they pulled out because of the reaction of the fans.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xq28cSmUdXU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vlog<\/a> on Wednesday that showed him being driven backstage at WrestleMania that showed him telling McAfee that they should get back to doing what they&#8217;re good at. \u201cI had one goal tonight and I kind of succeeded,&#8221; said Jelly Roll. &#8220;Pat, I love you, man. Neither one of us had any business here. I say we get back to what we\u2019re good at. Man, even though I\u2019m not actually really good at anything. But you\u2019re great at something, so go do it. I\u2019ll keep searching for what I\u2019m going to do when I grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cody Rhodes started a program with C.M. Punk on Monday on Raw. The two had an in-ring exchange on the mic that ended with Rhodes offering Punk a future shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2156698169\"><div id=\"pwtor-567382548\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Pat McAfee is the one who made the call for his ill-received storyline partnering with Randy Orton to end. 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