WWE Rumor Roundup - Reason why Roman Reigns became a Paul Heyman guy, Possible opponent for Triple H, Superstar removed from RAW faction and more - 29 August 2020

#4. Pat McAfee ready for a WWE match against Triple H

Pat McAfee, who impressed in his pro wrestling debut at WWE NXT TakeOver: XXX against Adam Cole, was a guest on the After The Bell podcast with Corey Graves.

Graves asked McAfee about who he would like to face next, and McAfee hinted that he might have a score to settle with Triple H.

The former NFL punter spoke about his confrontation with Triple H that happened on NXT's episode in which he kicked Cole in the head. Triple H shoved McAfee twice, and the star wasn't happy about the same.

Here's what McAfee said, in which he pretty much planted the seeds for a possible match:

"Triple H pushed me pretty hard at that NXT arena, didn't he? That first push was like, 'Okay. He's trying to back me up.' The second push was like, 'excuse me, pal.' We've had conversations since then, obviously, to handle the business of the match and everything, but I'm thinking deep down inside there whenever he was pushing me, there was a little bit of a thought of, 'if this guy falls down on his ass, I'm completely okay with it.' I don't know how to feel about that. I don't know how to feel about that." H/t Fightful

Triple H vs. Pat McAfee is a match that is quite unlikely to happen, but the same was said about Cole vs. McAfee not too long ago. Triple H has not wrestled since a live event in 2019, and we may not seem him back in the ring anytime soon due to the hectic nature of his duties in WWE NXT.

However, we've also never seen Triple H lace up his boots for a TakeOver match. Could the NXT vs. AEW ratings war lead to a one-off in-ring return in NXT for Triple H? Even if it does happen, WWE would want Triple H's match to be against a big-name WWE NXT Superstar and not a celebrity talent like Pat McAfee.