After it was revealed that Pat McAfee was going to miss Monday Night Raw for the CFP National Championship, WWE has officially announced his replacement.

The Boomstick has been announced for Royal Rumble commentary at Saturday's PLE in Indianapolis, where he spent his eight-year NFL career and runs his brand from today. This comes a year after McAfee returned from hiatus at the 37th Royal Rumble for commentary and a brief entry in the main event.

"WWE Raw" commentator Pat McAfee is set to miss Monday's show, as he'll be busy offering live coverage for the College Football Championship.

Pat McAfee will not be on RAW on Netflix this week and there was some speculation that he might leave WWE. However, this is not the case for the RAW commentator, who recently returned to the red ...

Pat McAfee is already taking time off from his WWE RAW commentary duties. McAfee returned to WWE last month as a surprise commentator for Saturday Night’s Main Event. He followed that up by returning to RAW Netflix premiere on January 6 alongside Michael Cole.

Wade Barrett (not Corey Graves) will fill in for Pat McAfee on commentary during Monday's "WWE Raw" as McAfee will be working the College Football Championship.

After much controversy at the announcing position, it has been reported that WWE announcer Pat McAfee could miss the upcoming episode of Monday Night Raw.

The WWE has overlooked Corey Graves and opt for someone else to temporarily replace Pat McAfee in the commentators table alongside Michael Cole for RAW.

Wade Barrett will fill in for Pat McAfee on the January 20th episode of WWE RAW. ESPN previously announced that McAfee would be at the CFP National Championship game on January 20th, which would mean that he would miss Monday’s episode of WWE RAW.

Kai Cenat made an appearance on WWE RAW where he issued a challenge to fellow Twitch streamer iShowSpeed. Invited to the 2025 Royal Rumble, Cenat's ch

As a hype man, he might be fine, but Pete McAfee was a net negative here.