In August, Pat McAfee introduced that he’d be briefly stepping away from the “WWE Uncooked” commentary desk as he’d be resuming his broadcasting duties with ESPN’s “School GameDay.” At a media occasion this week, WWE Chief Content material Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque (by way of USA As we speak) confirmed that McAfee’s full-time return to the WWE commentary staff was imminent, particularly when the corporate strikes its flagship present of “WWE Uncooked” to the Netflix streaming service subsequent month. Moreover, Levesque famous that McAfee would reunite along with his regular broadcast colleague Michael Cole.
McAfee has since commented on his upcoming return to the “Uncooked” lineup on X (previously Twitter), writing “An absolute honor to be requested again. A Childhood dream realized each single time I am fortunate sufficient to be in an area with the @WWE Universe. Cannot wait to be speaking right into a microphone subsequent to @MichaelCole once more. He is the [GOAT]. I am excited to inform the worldwide viewers on Netflix how nice the WWE Superstars are…. and the way massive of scumbags a few of ’em are too. Let’s go.”
At the moment, the “Uncooked” commentary staff consists of Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore, the latter of whom signed with WWE over the summer time. In the meantime, Cole and Corey Graves name the motion for “WWE SmackDown.” As of now, there isn’t a phrase on how McAfee’s resurgence will have an effect on the commentary lineups in 2025, aside from Cole shifting again to WWE’s purple model.
“Uncooked” will formally premiere on Netflix on January 6, with the most recent commercials selling the likes of John Cena, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and Bianca Belair.