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“There was no real sit-down like ‘hey, you can expect this and this, ” McAfee said. “I had no clue what was going to happen all night. No clue. I do believe that is the plan going forward, to just keep me out of the blue. If so, I had an absolute blast.”
As much as McAfee enjoyed the experience, he did not believe it to be a home run. As such, the former NFL punter offered some blunt criticism for his own performance.
“I do not think I was anywhere near what I can get to as a commentator for professional wrestling,” McAfee said. “I used a lot of words over and over. I was scared to have too much bass in my voice because I didn’t want people to think I was trying to dominate the calls. Sometimes I sounded too soft.
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