Former NFL punter Pat McAfee, who has worked two matches in WWE NXT, has sounded off on the performance of Bad Bunny at WrestleMania 37 on Saturday night.
Bunny and Damian Priest beat The Miz and John Morrison in a tag team match at this show. McAfee sent out the following tweets:
larger than life personas talking about & doing some of the coolest things imaginable..The suspension of disbelief came from watching folks commit their entire being to what they were doing. The walking, the talking, the wrestling.. the joy, the pain, the drama.. if SOLD properly
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 11, 2021
hate.. 1. They were potentially taking a spot that somebody’s favorite full time wrestler could’ve had.. 2. They’re doing something that every fan wishes they could also be doing.. Or 3, they felt as if the outsider was just using wrestling & disrespecting the art.
For me, I
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 11, 2021
myself for yrs & yrs.. nobody would understand what was going on..
Tough 2 explain that I was preparing for a potential opportunity that nobody knew would show up or not.
Then it did.. it came time 2 utilize my film study throughout my entire fanhood life & buy ALL THE WAY in..
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 11, 2021
respected the business & ourselves so much that we didn’t want to be remembered as someone who came in from the outside and botched the opp.. We wanted to give the fans an opportunity to buy in and enjoy it.. Bad Bunny killed it..& I enjoyed the absolute hell out of it
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 11, 2021
🗣🗣 Go Wrestling
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 11, 2021
