Within the weeks leading as much as WrestleMania 42, American musician Jelly Roll and sports analyst Pat McAfee became involved within the storyline between Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship, a choice that led to immediate fan backlash. Following WrestleMania, Jelly Roll claimed that he and McAfee had “no business” being a part of the feud, and it’s now been revealed that he was attempting to persuade WWE to remove him from the storyline ahead of “The Show Of Shows.”
During a recent episode of his podcast, Bootleg Kev, who’s close friends with Jelly Roll, revealed that the country singer was advocating for himself to be inserted right into a comedic role heading into WrestleMania as a substitute of plans regarding the Undisputed WWE Championship.
“I’m really near Jelly Roll, and he was self aware that he was being pushed right into a storyline that he probably didn’t must be pushed into. And he was being very vocal about wanting to be involved in a storyline that remains to be playing out currently that was more comedic. And he was like, ‘Guys, in case you put me into this thing, I promise you it should cook. It will f**k.’ And I used to be there at ‘SmackDown’ in Phoenix and I heard him having these convos with certain people at WWE and so they still decided.”
Along with sharing Jelly Roll’s perspective on WrestleMania 42, Bootleg Kev also provided his thoughts on McAfee being within the storyline, stating the angle made no sense and that it only pushed the narrative of celebrity involvement in WWE becoming excessive.
In case you use any of the quotes in this text, please credit “Bootleg Kev” with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.