{"id":274638,"date":"2025-04-22T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/what-pat-mcafee-most-likely-told-gunther-backstage-before-ruthless-choke-out-on-raw-noted-by-wwe-veteran-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:47","slug":"what-pat-mcafee-most-likely-told-gunther-backstage-before-ruthless-choke-out-on-raw-noted-by-wwe-veteran-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/what-pat-mcafee-most-likely-told-gunther-backstage-before-ruthless-choke-out-on-raw-noted-by-wwe-veteran-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"What Pat McAfee most likely told Gunther backstage before ruthless choke-out on RAW noted by WWE veteran (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4886164\" data-slug-id=\"2485770\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticd.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The RAW after WrestleMania 41 expectedly featured some big moments, and one of them was Gunther snapping at the commentary team. While reacting to the segment, Vince Russo speculated about what McAfee would have wanted Gunther to do.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off his loss to Jey Uso at WrestleMania Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/walter-hahn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Gunther<\/a> certainly wasn&#8217;t a happy man as the crowd also targeted him by chanting &#8216;you tapped out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>An infuriated Ring General first grabbed Michael Cole before proceeding to choke Pat McAfee, and the announcer&#8217;s face made it look like Gunther legitimately hurt him. During this week&#8217;s <em>Legion of RAW<\/em>, Vince Russo felt Pat might have told Gunther to lay it in before the angle, as it would elevate it visually for the audience.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>As things panned out, the segment came across really well, and Vince Russo praised the personalities involved for playing their parts to perfection.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I guarantee you, because bro, you could see the blood rushing on McAfee&#8217;s head. I guarantee you McAfee said to Gunther, &#8216;Choke me out.&#8217; That&#8217;s my point guys, he was so red in the face. 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