5 current WWE Superstars who have creative control

#3 Pat McAfee (WWE NXT)

Pat McAfee

NXT Superstar Pat McAfee has thrived on the black-and-gold brand from the day he arrived there. His promo work in the weeks leading up to his debut against Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver XXX was terrific. The match itself impressed many fans, and it allowed McAfee to show that he can hold his own in the ring.

"You’ve been lighting people up on the horn, you cut a sharp ass promo." -@steveaustinBSR @PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/1f2HSBkzJG

— Pat McAfee Show Quotes (@Patmcafeequotes) December 20, 2020

During an interview with Busted Open Radio, McAfee revealed that, even as a newcomer to the wrestling business, he has creative control in WWE NXT.

“So there’s a couple conversations that happen, because I fly down, so I get, I get COVID tested on Sunday and Monday, here in Indianapolis, so when I get my results back Tuesday, Wednesday, so if those two are negative, as soon as my show ends here in Indianapolis, I hop on a plane, literally as soon as the show’s over, and fly down to Orlando. So whenever I get down there. The audience is already in the Capital Wrestling Center, right, so there’s a couple quick conversations that have to happen like, hey, this is where we’re at.

McAfee currently leads the faction, the Kings of NXT, which includes Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne. Every time he's in the ring, McAfee continues to deliver memorable promos, and he's given the freedom to do so.