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Why Vince McMahon Reportedly Pulled Pat McAfee Segment From Throwback SmackDown (Photo Credit: WWE) WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon reportedly nixed Pat McAfee’s Throwback SmackDown segment because he thought McAfee’s impression of a young Vince McMahon “looked stupid.” McAfee recently revealed on The Pat McAfee Show how he got all dressed up for the segment where he impersonated McMahon from his announcing days, only for the segment to be nixed at the last minute. In an update, the Wr...

– As previously reported, AEW star Matt Hardy is not shy about sharing his opinions and thoughts on Twitter when it comes to defending his company. Yesterday, Hardy responded to a tweet by The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer pointing out the TV ratings success both WWE and AEW saw last week. Meltzer pointed out that WWE Raw, AEW Dynamite, and WWE SmackDown all topped the key ratings demo of P18-49 on their respective nights last week. Matt Hardy noted that the wrestling business is “ver...

– During this week’s edition of his own weekly podcast, WWE SmackDown broadcaster Pat McAfee Below detailed a segment from SmackDown that got dropped from last week’s Throwback episode at the last minute. As noted, WWE released a clip showing McAfee arriving to arena dressed as Vince McMahon. According to McAfee, more material was planned after that clip, but it got dropped. Below are some highlights (via Fightful): Pat McAfee on the sketch being cancelled: “On Friday, to commit to a bi...

Pat McAfee Explains Cancelled Vince McMahon Bit From WWE SmackDown ); Pat McAfee dressed up Vince McMahon at Friday’s WWE SmackDown event, but the bit didn’t air on television. Instead, it was released on social media.  The SmackDown commentator talked about it during his podcast.  ); “On Friday, to commit to a bit of being Vince McMahon on SmackDown Throwback, I was bullied into shaving my face. Michael Cole was one of the leaders of that bullying. I thought it was Be A Star. Michae...

Backstage Notes On SmackDown Throwback Special Photo Credit: WWE SmackDown Throwback special after being out with a knee injury since last year’s WrestleMania. Uso sustained his injury during a Triple Threat Ladder Match with Kofi Kingston and John Morrison. Jimmy has been cleared for in-ring action, according to PWInsider. It was also reported Aleister Black initially had a vignette that was set to air on Friday’s episode, but was pulled last-minute due to time constraints. WWE Hall of Fa...