WWE: More on Shane McMahon’s Strange Segment on RAW, New Hiring, Updated SD Ratings

More on Shane McMahon’s Strange Promo Segment on RAW

Monday’s episode of WWE RAW featured two segments between Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon. The second segment involved a strange promo by McMahon with him acting in an odd way and taking longer than usual to deliver his lines. This second segment also included a faked chase backstage involving a car and McMahon mocking Strowman for being fooled.

Fightful Select reported that McMahon did not botch his promo during the second segment since it “went pretty well the way it was supposed to” nor was there anything wrong with McMahon’s health despite him wheezing a lot.

One of Fightful’s sources spoken to reportedly stated that the goal WWE officials had for McMahon’s promo was to make him less likeable than Strowman to help setup a planned match between the two. McMahon taking a long time to deliver his words reportedly was part of that idea from WWE’s creative team.

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WWE Hires New Backstage Interviewer & RAW Talk Host

WWE announced that they have recently hired Kevin Patrick to be their new backstage interviewer and host for their RAW Talk series on the WWE Network.

Prior to his hiring, Patrick had worked as a sports play-by-play announcer for Atlanta United soccer games on FOX Sports, a reporter for CNN International, and a studio host for SiriusXM FC during his career in broadcasting.

Official press release:

Kevin Patrick joins WWE

Kevin Patrick is set to join WWE as a backstage correspondent for Monday Night Raw, play-by-play commentator for WWE Main Event and as the host of Raw Talk.

“I’m beyond thrilled to join WWE,” said Patrick.  “I’ve always been blown away by the incredible charisma and athleticism of the WWE Superstars, and I’m excited at the opportunity to help tell their stories.”
As a studio host, play-by-play commentator and reporter, Patrick has been fortunate to travel the world combining his love of sports, broadcasting and entertainment. You’ll currently find him broadcasting for CNN International and Atlanta United matches on FOX Sports, as well as hosting for SiriusXM FC.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Patrick started his career in the entertainment industry with RTE, Ireland’s National Broadcaster, where he worked on world-class soccer events and the 2004 Olympics.  In 2009, he moved to the United States and joined Big Ten Network.  In 2012, the Chicago Fire Soccer Club hired him as a television commentator and analyst until 2015, where he moved to Miami to join beIN SPORTS as a studio presenter and match commentator.  While there, he hosted beIN SPORTS’ live coverage of El Clasico from both Madrid and Barcelona, as well as fronting beIN’s exclusive coverage of the U.S. Men’s National Team World Cup Qualifiers. Patrick moved to Atlanta in 2019 to continue his work with Atlanta United as well as to join CNN International and Sirius XM.

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Updated WWE Friday Night SmackDown Ratings

This past Friday’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew a final viewership of 2,252,000 on FOX, according to Showbuzz Daily. This was up compared to the initial overnight number of 2,166,000 viewers on the network.