“It’s a tough thing to deal with mentally because emotionally, I wanna be there.”
Former NFL punter turned media personality Pat McAfee surprised many in 2018 when he first appeared on WWE programming.
His last appearance in WWE came way back in January.
McAfee did a Q&A on his Instagram page, where one fan asked him if he missed the WWE.
He revealed that he did indeed miss the wrestling lifestyle and would currently be working there regularly.
“This is going to sound like pandering or a cheap pop,” said McAfee in the Q&A posted to his Instagram story. “But it’s not, I do miss it every day. When I was in the NFL, I was envious of the people who could do indie wrestling. Because I obviously wasn’t allowed under my NFL contract. I couldn’t jeopardize what was paying for me, my family, and my friends to have a much better life. So then I get an opportunity to wrestle and do the WWE life, and it was an honor and a dream.”
McAfee also said he would love to feature far more within the WWE if he had no other responsibilities. However, that is not the case, as The Pat McAfee Show will return to ESPN in early September.
McAfee then discussed how hectic his schedule has been of late with “The Pat McAfee Show” and “College GameDay.”
“Now my business has gotten to a point where I am incredibly busy. We have 15 employees over here who are having babies and building houses. It’s a tough thing to deal with mentally because emotionally I wanna be there (with the WWE), but I just can’t timing-wise. But we will figure it out.”
Given the upcoming move back to ESPN for McAfee’s hit show, the return to WWE may get delayed. However, when it comes to wrestling again, it certainly sounds like it is in his plans as soon as possible.
Starting Sept. 7, “The Pat McAfee Show” will air on ESPN every Monday through Friday at noon ET.
