Pat McAfee addresses Gunther’s WWE Raw attack

After being choked out by Gunther on Raw last night, Pat McAfee addressed the angle on his ESPN show.

Tuesday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show opened with McAfee speaking in kayfabe as he addressed Gunther’s attack. McAfee claimed that he went to the hospital last night after being choked out but was deemed to be okay.

“Thank you for all the positive prayers and vibes for this here neck that Gunther snatched up and chocked me out on Monday Night Raw, the Raw after Mania last night,” McAfee said. “I went to a medical facility local over there in Las Vegas. I thought maybe I was going to have something with the C2/C3 maybe, up here, something in the neck, because of how it felt. But instead I was deemed a-okay. I certainly lost consciousness last night though as the entire world watched on.”

Gunther, who dropped the World Heavyweight Championship to Jey Uso at WrestleMania, appeared on Raw last night and was furious about his loss. He confronted the commentary team and then snapped when Cole brought up him tapping out. Gunther started to attack Cole until McAfee made the save. He then put McAfee in a sleeper and refused to break the hold.

As part of the angle, McAfee’s co-hosts of The Pat McAfee Show jumped the rail but were held back by security. McAfee thanked them for trying to help him.

“I appreciate you boys trying to get in there as I was blindsided while trying to stick up for Michael Cole as this Austrian assh*le was attacking me,” he said today. “But there was 45 security people on you guys. There was nobody [on me] — I’m getting my life choked out of me, what am I supposed to do? Well, I found out quickly that there ain’t really much you can do whenever Gunther’s got that thing on you. He had his legs wrapped around me at one time… I felt my body slithering away.”

It’s unknown if WWE is planning any further physicality between Gunther and McAfee, but McAfee said in his promo today that he’s ready for whatever comes.

“Everybody who said that they’re happy it happened to me, I hope we meet in person so I can punch you in the f*cking face. I was sticking up for Michael Cole. He grabbed up Michael Cole. He was going to choke out Michael Cole? Yeah right, can’t be having that. So what happens next here now? I don’t know, you tell me. Just know that I’m bout it, bout it for whatever. And if you think that choking me out is going to end me, you’re wrong. If you think you were going to bury me publicly and I’m going to quit showing up, you’re wrong. But I know you’re not going to mess with Michael Cole and get away with it. I don’t care how big, strong, intimidating, how good your rear naked choke is — I don’t care about any of that, okay? Michael Cole is a good man. We appreciate Michael Cole. And whenever you start attacking him, things like that are going to happen.”

Joe Tessitore filled in for McAfee after the attack last night and called the rest of the show with Cole.