Kayla Braxton was seen enjoying herself in a new hotel room photo on Instagram. Braxton is a Smackdown broadcaster alongside Pat McAfee and Michael Cole.
Pat McAfee is one of the popular figures in WWE and he currently serves as a color commentator on SmackDown alongside lead announcer Michael Cole. He recently received backlash after he compared a WWE moment between Rick Boogs and Shanky to WWE icons Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan.
Back in 1987, Hogan bodyslammed Andre in the WrestleMania III main event to create one of the most iconic moments in the history of WWE. During the January 28 episode of SmackDown, McAfee excitedly exclaimed “This is like Hogan-Andre!” after Boogs slammed seven-foot giant Shanky to the mat.
Pat McAfee opens up on the criticism
Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, the SmackDown commentator revealed that not everyone enjoyed his remark and he was later heavily lambasted. Here is what he said:
“I said when Boogs did that to Shanky the other night, ‘This is like Hulk Hogan with Andre the Giant,'” said McAfee. “I got killed for it… I got killed for it. It was Friday Night SmackDown and it was… similar feats of strength.”
McAfee received criticism from WWE’s higher-ups or just from fans on social media. Seth Rollins, a guest on The Pat McAfee Show, jokingly said “bless your heart” when the former NFL star told him he made the comparison.
At the end of his interview segment with Seth Rollins, McAfee described the former Shield member as a “future Hall of Famer.” He added that someone usually yells through his headset when he uses that phrase on WWE television to praise a current star:
“By the way, I actually get yelled at every time I say ‘definite future Hall of Famer’ for this person,” McAfee continued. “It’s not always Vince [McMahon], it’s somebody [saying], ‘We don’t know if that’s true or not.’ I try to sneak that in at least once a show… see how many Hall of Famers I can create.”
