Joseph Staszewski WWE has Pat McAfee mess to clean up at WrestleMania after Randy Orton mystery caller reveal dud By Joseph Staszewski Published April 4, 2026, 9:16 a.m. ET Pat McAfee (R) punts Cody Rhodes (L) during SmackDown at Enterprise Center on April 3, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. WWE via Getty Images Pat McAfee?
That’s who WWE chose to unveil as Randy Orton’s mystery caller to open SmackDown in the Viper’s hometown of St. Louis on Friday night in about as anti-climactic a moment as you could have in pro wrestling.
It was a flop of an ending to weeks of storytelling with Orton on the phone with someone asking them for advice during his WrestleMania 42 feud with Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes, with the two squaring off at Allegiant Stadium on April 18.
