The Royal Rumble is only a few days away which means that we will soon be on the road to WrestleMania. You never know who might return during WrestleMania season and it sounds like we’ll be seeing an interesting return sooner than later.
WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select is reporting that Pat McAfee is expected to return to WWE soon. As of right now his schedule or capacity is not known at the moment.
Pat McAfee famously stepped away from his WWE commentary duties last summer and he addressed the decision on the Pat McAfee show when he said, “I got really tired. I hit [a wall]. I’ve been going since Dublin. They started Raw early, and I’m like an energy guy. I don’t need a lot of sleep. I just got to Money in the Bank in LA and I was on the East Coast for TST, then I went down to Paris Island, then I went to LA for Money in the Bank, and I could just feel it. ‘Oh my God, my brain is not operating right now.’
“I talked to others that maybe experienced mental exhaustion before whenever they had it. I talked to them and been like, ‘I’m staring down what you went through. I knew this moment was going to happen at some point.’ It happens to people. I talked to people about it happening and what they went through when it happened. As Money in the Bank was happening, I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is it. I have finally hit it.’ I never thought it was going to happen. You add in my daughter and wanting to be around. The daily show, the travel. Also, trying my best, I know a lot of wrestling fans don’t think this, but I was trying to put everybody over. Maximum effort, every time, trying to put people over. I think that with the travel, me not getting back to 2-3 AM on Monday. That’s the beginning of our work week Tuesday – Friday, I have 12 hours left of being on.”
Stay tuned for more updates on Pat McAfee’s return as they become available.