Top WWE name missing on RAW; replacement steps in with Michael Cole

A huge WWE name was missing on RAW. A replacement had to step in with Michael Cole instead.

Pat McAfee was present at WWE Money in the Bank and was a big part of the show. He was there covering whatever happened on the night. However, he was not present at the RAW commentar desk this Monday. The star was missing, and his place was filled in next to Michael Cole by Wade Barrett.

The SmackDown announcer stepped up again and worked tonight with Cole, filling in for the absent McAfee. He gave up his loyalties to the blue brand just for one night.

Michael Cole announced that McAfee was not going to be there in the opening segment.

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There was very little elaboration as to why McAfee was missing, but it's expected that the star will be present on the show for next week's episode. If he does not appear next week, then it remains to be seen who will be filling in his spot again, and whether it will be Wade Barrett again.

It should be noted that Wade Barrett was also part of the three-man booth with Cole and McAfee at the WWE Money in the Bank event.

About the author

Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 8 years. He's been an Assistant Content Manager for the team during the past 3 years as well. Banerjee has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

In his free time, Anirban is an avid reader and spends hours lost in books.

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