Surprise WWE Royal Rumble Entrant Claims ‘Nobody Gave Him A Heads Up’

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A surprise entrant in last night’s WWE Royal Rumble match has claimed that ‘nobody gave him a heads up’ that he was in the match.

For the second straight year, Pat McAfee made a surprise appearance to kick off the Royal Rumble premium live event, taking a seat next to Michael Cole and Corey Graves to provide commentary for the remainder of the show.

Speaking in a WWE Digital Exclusive, Pat noted that he jumped at the chance to serve as a guest commentator for the event.

He said:

“Yeah, coming back to get a chance to be in front of the WWE Universe is an absolute honor. I was told, ‘Hey, Pat, you wanna come back and commentate?’ I said, hell yes. The Royal Rumble, what an event. Stories can be written, where dreams can come true.

“‘You want to commentate?’ I said, ‘Hell yeah,’ work with Michael Cole, the greatest of all time, alongside Corey Graves with a fresh baby, fresh mindset, fresh haircut. I said, ‘I would love to do that.'”

Pat’s night didn’t end with him just staying behind the desk, as he made a surprise appearance in the Royal Rumble match at number 22, before immediately backing away from a face off with Bron Breakker and Omos.

Speaking on his appearance, Pat notes that ‘nobody gave him a heads up’ about entering the match.

He said:

“All of a sudden, what, 22, I’m in the Royal Rumble? Nobody gave me a heads-up about that. I got my cowboy boots on. Michael Cole let me go in there. That was rude of him. I thought we were friends.

“Then there was a thing in there. Seven foot three, okay? You’re just looking up at a statue of a being. I see little Bron Breakker go like barking at me. I’m like, I’m not supposed to be in here. Why would I be in here right now? I’m not prepared for this. Also, who would I be to take a main event at WrestleMania spot away from somebody? So I got my ass out of there.

“Now I went back in because I thought to myself, wait a minute, am I just gonna be a coward? I realized quickly, ‘Yeah, I think tonight I am.’ I went right back to the booth. And it was great. It was a great show.”

Bron Breakker was reportedly the replacement for Brock Lesnar, who was removed from his planned return in the match.

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