Pat McAfee: ‘I Was Put On This Earth To Be A Professional Wrestler’

Pat McAfee is set to make his in-ring wrestling debut tomorrow against Adam Cole. He is the latest football player to make the transition to pro wrestling but now it seems like this has been a long time coming for him.

In a recent interview with ESPN, McAfee talked about growing up as a wrestling fan. His influence came from people like The Rock, Steve Austin, and D-Generation X, going so far as to say he thinks he was put on the earth to be a pro wrestler. Here is the quote:

“I think anybody who’s my age, in their late 20s, early 30s, the Attitude Era, the Monday Night Wars, just captivated all of pop culture. I mean, I remember getting an in-school suspension for doing the D-Generation X ‘suck it’ chops. I remember trying to Stone Cold-stun kids. I remember trying to cut a promo like The Rock in English class. Monday nights, I obviously watched Monday Night Football because I come from Pittsburgh, a big football town, big football family, but boy, it was beautiful when I could bounce back and forth from Monday Night Football to Monday Night Raw to Nitro. Those were just some of my favorite times. And to be honest, ever since those days, if you talked to anybody, I’ve always said that I thought I was put on this earth to be a professional wrestler.

If I was to say that The Rock, Stone Cold and them didn’t help shape my personality and the human I am, I’d be lying. Then, in turn, you’re seeing natural reactions from me in a lot of situations that aren’t normal to everybody else, I guess.”

McAfee and Cole began their program on McAfee’s podcast a few weeks ago. After antagonizing Cole, McAfee was confronted for his comments. This led to his appearance on NXT where he punted Cole while officials held him back. Now, the two will clash at NXT Takeover: XXX.

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