Cody Rhodes’ scathing Pat McAfee promo gets support from Kit Wilson

LAS VEGAS – Cody Rhodes was hot earlier this month after Pat McAfee was inserted into his WrestleMania 42 feud with Randy Orton just days before their match was supposed to take place.

Kit Wilson was the punching bag after McAfee kicked Rhodes in the groin, ripping off the pro wrestling business and saying Orton was going to save it. Wilson had just finished a match with The Miz against Damian Priest and R-Truth when Rhodes rushed the ring.

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Rhodes targeted Wilson with a Cross Rhodes and cut the sharp promo on McAfee.

Wilson told Pakinomist Digital that he did not know Rhodes was coming and that he would be targeted. However, he praised Rhodes’ message.

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Cody Rhodes stands in the ring during SmackDown at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

“I was just trying to look out for my mentor, The Miz. I was just trying to do right by him. Yeah, I had no idea it was coming,” Wilson said. “It was interesting because I think Cody spoke from the heart there and what he had to say was quite informative and important in the current zeitgeist of the world.”

Wilson said he thought Rhodes’ decision to take his anger out on him was “poisonous,” but he bore no ill will toward “The American Nightmare.”

“So yeah, I think he took his anger out on me,” Wilson continued. “I don’t appreciate it. I think it was toxic. But I see the side of him that had a lot of things to say. In my own way, I think I’ve forgiven him.”

Kit Wilson makes his SmackDown debut at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY on January 2, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

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Rhodes and Orton will battle for the Undisputed WWE Championship on Night 1 of WrestleMania 42. McAfee is sure to be at ringside in Orton’s corner, much to the chagrin of Rhodes and the fans.