{"id":63405,"date":"2025-08-06T20:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63405\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T20:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:21:10","slug":"pat-mcafee-takes-aim-at-espns-bum-ass-suits-after-wwe-espn-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/63405\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat McAfee takes aim at ESPN\u2019s \u2018bum ass suits\u2019 after WWE-ESPN deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pat McAfee isn\u2019t built to sit out a moment like this.<\/p>\n

Shortly after ESPN announced a landmark deal<\/a> to bring WWE Premium Live Events \u2014 including WrestleMania \u2014 to the network\u2019s platforms starting in 2026, the former Colts punter and current WWE commentator fired off what\u2019s become a familiar refrain: a self-congratulatory victory lap laced with jabs at ESPN\u2019s power structure.<\/p>\n

Congrats to the @WWE<\/a> and @espn<\/a> on getting a historic PLE deal done.<\/p>\n

Great to see 2 powerhouses of sports and entertainment come together.<\/p>\n

I assume all the mid level, powerless, bum ass suits at ESPN will attempt to muddy this somehow (out of context leaks\/ignorant anonymous\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/vFbjHTtktL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s classic McAfee.<\/p>\n

Celebrate the moment, torch the bureaucracy, and remind everyone that he\u2019s inside the building, and certainly not afraid to burn a few more bridges while he\u2019s there.<\/p>\n

McAfee\u2019s criticism of ESPN leadership isn\u2019t new. He\u2019s spent the better part of the last year using his massive platform to blast ESPN\u2019s behind-the-scenes suits and leakers he believes are out of touch or actively undermining him. His biggest public feud was with longtime (now-former) ESPN exec. Norby Williamson, whom McAfee once labeled a \u201crat\u201d and accused of sabotaging The Pat McAfee Show<\/a> from within.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s ESPN\u2019s middle management questioning the role of NBA insider Shams Charania<\/a> on McAfee\u2019s show or unnamed sources leaking to the press, McAfee views the ESPN bureaucracy as a constant threat to innovation. He\u2019s made it his mission to push back, loudly and publicly, whenever he sees fit.<\/p>\n

And now he has another high-profile deal to back it up.<\/p>\n

The WWE-ESPN partnership marks a major shift in sports streaming. For the first time, WrestleMania and other WWE tentpole events will be available on ESPN\u2019s platforms, giving the network premium, year-round live content that previously lived elsewhere, most recently on Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For McAfee, who straddles both worlds as an on-air presence for ESPN and WWE<\/a>, this is a win on every front. It not only further cements his value as a crossover star but also hands him fresh ammo in his ongoing war with what he sees as ESPN\u2019s old guard.<\/p>\n

McAfee could\u2019ve just celebrated the deal. But that\u2019s not who he is. In fact, it\u2019s never been who he is. He\u2019s a disruptor.<\/p>\n

And he clearly wants to remind folks in Bristol that he has no interest in playing nice with ESPN\u2019s middle management. He\u2019s not trying to fit in with the suits in Bristol. He\u2019s trying to outlast them and reshape what the Worldwide Leader looks like along the way, whether the \u201cdinosaurs\u201d at the desks like it or not.<\/p>\n

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