Summary

Cody Rhodes kept the shots coming at Pat McAfee as WrestleMania 42 gets closer.

Rhodes is set to defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton in the main event of WrestleMania 42 Saturday, with McAfee expected to be in Cody's corner for the match. While speaking on *Your Mom's House*, Rhodes made it clear he does not see McAfee as some major presence in the program, even while acknowledging the success McAfee has built outside wrestling.

The comments also came one day after Rhodes retrieved the Undisputed WWE Championship from McAfee's studio, keeping the issue between the two in the center of the WrestleMania build.

Quote from Cody Rhodes

Asked whether he had any words for McAfee, Rhodes said:

"Remember when someone asked Mariah Carey about JLo? That's where I stand on the Pat McAfee thing. I don't know him. People think WWE reaches out to some of the outside folks and asks them to come to the party and they don't realize that it's usually them pitching to come to the party. I think it's flattering that you want to be in my match. Cool. I don't know him. I respect the hustle from building the show up and the incredible success with College GameDay. I just wish someone in his orbit and circle would say no every now and again. You need those people around you to go, 'I don't know.' The next Sylvester Stallone, Pat? I don't know."

What it means for Cody Rhodes and Pat McAfee at WrestleMania 42

Rhodes framed McAfee less as a serious equal in this story and more as an outsider inserting himself into the WWE Championship feud. That keeps the focus on the idea that McAfee is an aggravating extra obstacle on the way to Orton, not the real centerpiece of the match.

It also gives WWE another clear character note heading into Saturday. Rhodes is treating McAfee's involvement as something between a nuisance and an ego play, which adds a little more edge to any ringside interaction if McAfee does factor into the finish or the match atmosphere.

Sources

Cody Rhodes while speaking on Your Mom's House