When you gotta go, you gotta go.
During the July 15th episode of WWE Raw, Michael Cole promoted the Bojangles WWE sandwich combo, and the WWE collectible cups were on the broadcast table. Pat McAfee started touching the cups and looking at them. McAfee endorsed Bojangles by saying it was damn good, and the cups made it even better. He also stated that he sprinted to the bathroom, and he was sweating, so he needed some Bojangles.
Bojangles is DAMN GOOD #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/8aq18TYlmR
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 16, 2024
Speaking on the July 16th episode of The Pat McAfee Show, the Raw commentator detailed his hurried trip to the bathroom on Monday night.
“Code red last night in the middle of the show in Dayton. Commercial break, had to sprint to a bathroom. Commercial break, made it back. Bojangles commercial on the other side, thank you. I was dripping in sweat. I was sprinting through the arena. It was 1,000 degrees in there," McAfee said.
McAfee clarified that he had to pee, and he went on to note that Michael Cole told him not to touch the Bojangles cups, but he didn't listen. He recalled how he touched the cups, and he realized that the cameras were on the cups. With a laugh, McAfee also noted that the cameraman was trying to get his attention.
"I was told very clearly and very specifically, sprint back, three, two, I slide in seat, headset on, dripping in sweat. Cole said, ‘Don’t touch the cups.’ I’m like, you can’t put these cups…they’re Bojangles cups. As soon as we come back, I’m dripping in sweat, and he starts talking about it. Boom, I Stone Cold [the cups], and I look at them, I put them back down, and I see they have four cameras set up to shoot all the cups. I’m like, ‘Oh, shit,’ I’m trying to line up the cups. I was ruining the entire thing, but I was so pumped it was Bojangles. You can see the cameraman [snapping at me], alright. I’m so sorry I fucked up everything," McAfee said.
McAfee went on to highlight the importance of staying hydrated. He questioned how Michael Cole could sit through so many shows without having to go to the bathroom. McAfee then admitted that he had to take a trip to the bathroom practically every week.
"They say staying hydrated is the way to keep your energy. So I’m just [mimics drinking something], and then I’ll have a coffee every once in a while. Michael Cole hasn’t peed during a show in 20 years. Is this guy the most dehydrated fucking human of all…? How do you sit there for three hours? I’m never gonna survive one of those shows. In the first ten shows I did with them, they laughed at me, like, ‘Oh, gotta go to the potty.’ It’s like, ‘Yeah.’ Now it’s like every single week. It’s like, yeah, we gotta find a bathroom. I am gonna have to go to the bathroom. That’s the first time I’ve ever had a code red, though, ‘Get out of me.’ It was a good set-up, quick in, quick out," McAfee said.
Renee Paquette previously recalled how one of her main concerns about joining the WWE commentary team was bathroom breaks. Check out her comments here.
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