Pat McAfee is a little worried about Ricochet.
On the June 10 episode of WWE Raw, Bron Breakker took Ricochet out with a vicious attack that culminated in the powerhouse slamming Ricochet onto a car. Ricochet was then loaded into an ambulance. This came just days after Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported that Ricochet gave WWE notice of his intent to leave when his contract expires this summer.
Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, Pat McAfee commented on filling in for Samantha Irvin as the ring announcer for the main event match after Irvin went to accompany Ricochet to the hospital.
"I’m not too sure [if Ricochet is okay]. When he got his head thrown off the side of that truck, and then his leg hits Bron Breakker on the way down, that [slap] off that concrete, and then he was [gasping for air] afterwards, I’m like, yup, been there. Guy blindsided me, lost all the air in my entire body, thought I was gonna die. I think Ricochet was very close last night. He gets put through a windshield. Is he gonna be okay? Is he gonna be able to be back…? " McAfee said.
McAfee went on to reiterate how Breakker beat up Ricochet, and he wondered whether the former WWE Intercontinental Champion would be able to return for next week, let alone the next episode of WWE Speed.
"He beat the hell out of Ricochet, and then medical has not been released yet, but I’m wondering if he’s gonna be okay for next week. Is he gonna be able to make it back, when’s Speed? Is that on Wednesday? [Co-host says he assumed Ricochet was dead.] Is he dead? He gave us a thumbs up on the way in the ambulance. Those EMTs, obviously it was a very intense scene as the ambulance was there and the EMTs were clearing Ricochet off of a broken windshield, let’s go ahead and peel this fucking guy’s body off of this car," McAfee said.
Mcafee criticized the way the EMTs moved the stretcher as they loaded Ricochet into the ambulance, and he also noted that they took their time in getting to Ricochet. McAfee said that he hoped Ricochet was okay before he called Breakker a problem.
"They certainly were taking their time, too. We’re sitting there with the camera watching it all live in real time, and we’re incredibly uncomfortable for Ricochet, and is he gonna be okay? Then your immediate thoughts are, ‘Damn, these EMTs are taking forever. What if this guy dies in their care? It’s gonna be a D.O.A. situation if this thing doesn’t get out of the building within the next, I don’t know, is this gonna be 90 seconds, is this gonna be four minutes? Guy turned and flexed to the camera at one point. He had a good look. Thank you to the EMTs in Toledo, Ohio, taking care of Ricochet, hopefully. We haven’t been updated. Bron Breakker’s a problem. Bron Breakker’s sending people to the hospital. Will we see Ricochet back next week? We shall see. If he’s back next week, that’ll be one of the most impressive feats in the history of the modern human," McAfee said.
Co-host AJ Hawk then said that they knew Ricochet would be back soon, and the others expressed their uncertainty. McAfee then played the clip of Breakker sending Ricochet into the truck and recalled how it was uncomfortable to watch. He also expressed his hope that Ricochet would be back.
“Did you hear that smack? I was so uncomfortable. I was so uncomfortable when I heard it, and then the fall, obviously. That’s what Bron Breakker’s trying to do, and it worked out. We hope [Ricochet is] okay. We hope he’s okay. I hope he’s back next week, and the week after that and the week after that, and the week after that. He can take a week off, but then the week after that. I’m a little bit worried. I don’t know if he’s going to, with what Bron Breakker did," McAfee said.
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