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Pat McAfee dropped jaws this past Friday\u00a0(Apr. 3) when he turned heel\u00a0on the latest episode of WWE<\/a> Friday Night SmackDown<\/em> in St. Louis. He aligned with Randy Orton by attacking Cody Rhodes with a hit to the jewels.<\/p>\n Even though I like McAfee as a character and his presence is thunderous on WWE, in WWE history it\u2019s never worked for a character to complain about how much “better it used to be.”<\/p>\n The WWE seems to have him taking the angle of the elder that wants to show the new guys \u2014 and younger fans at home \u2014 what life in the WWE was like back in the day, and why it was so much better.<\/p>\n But I think McAfee and the WWE are alienating the younger crowd, who doesn’t care about old grandpa stories.<\/p>\n It\u2019s kind of insulting to the younger set of the current audience, because they weren\u2019t around to witness The Rock coming out and singing songs or Stone Cold Steve Austin slamming beers on the turnbuckle while flipping off the crowd cheering him on.<\/p>\n Read More<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0Jelly Roll on \u2018WWE: Unreal\u2019 \u2014 9 Moments That Prove He\u2019s as Real as It Gets<\/a><\/p>\n The upside here is that prior to McAfee coming out and turning heel, the audience was booing Cody Rhodes. That’s not ideal, because he’s supposed to be the good guy in the scenario. So at least this has them booing the right guy.<\/p>\n During this week’s\u00a0WWE Monday Night Raw<\/em> Episode on Netflix, announcer Michael Cole brought up what happened on SmackDown with McAfee and Orton recently.<\/p>\n Cole said that he was angry and disappointed. People know about the deep friendship Cole has with Rhodes, but at the same time,\u00a0he has also considered\u00a0McAfee a good friend over the years. They called matches together in the past.<\/p>\n Cole felt like I did: He said this was the saddest thing he has ever sat through in his near 30 years in WWE.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Rob Carroll<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jelly Roll is country music’s most fascinating character. His life has taken dozens of wild twists and turns, and he’s been honest about all of it. Here are 279 facts about the “Save Me” singer and his family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhy Has Pat McAfee Turning Heel Annoyed WWE Fans?<\/h3>\n
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