The Miz, who will host this year’s SummerSlam, discussed Pat McAfee’s impact on WWE during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show.
McAfee joined WWE a few years ago after working a few matches in WWE NXT to serve as a color commentator on SmackDown alongside Michael Cole. After taking a break from the company to work on College Gameday, McAfee returned to Raw with Cole full-time in recent months.
Miz said, “He’s been amazing for us in WWE. He’s a ball of energy. He usually flies in because he does his show, and then he’ll fly right in, and he’ll do our show, and it’s very difficult to do. A lot of people are like, ‘Oh, color commentary, it’s not that hard,’ It’s very difficult. It’s a whole different mindset. And the way he’s been able to come into WWE and really just take the bull by the horns and really go out there and do just a fantastic job of storytelling. That’s what we do. We tell stories, and the way he’s able to communicate that to our audience is unmatched. He’s been doing a great job at it.”
McAfee “is having a great time doing it” and does not require any preparation time, according to The Miz. Miz added, “I don’t think Pat does much preparing like he usually flies in…..he gets there a half hour before the show, and he just goes right in there and just goes. I don’t know if he prepares himself on his private jet or whatever…..he just goes in there and rocks it.”
You can check out Miz’s complete appearance below:
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
