The April 3rd 2026 edition of WWE SmackDown voted as one of the worst shows in wrestling history
As seen during the April 3rd 2026 edition of WWE SmackDown, Pat McAfee was revealed as Randy Orton’s mystery phone caller after he attacked WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.
As of Saturday morning, this week’s SmackDown is one of the lowest-rated WWE shows ever on the Cagematch wrestling database, with a 0.36 overall rating. The lowest-rated event on the website is the Heroes of Wrestling PPV from 1999, which has a 0.25 overall rating.
The official WWE YouTube video of McAfee’s appearance has 56,000 dislikes compared to 24,000 likes. The top comment from @TopHatJack117 called it “Ruthless Depression all the way brotown,” while @duncanelms8792 joked that if he had tickets, this segment would make him sell them. @MemesNick wrote “Bruh, the TKO era summed up in one segment,” and @kabiruddin434 stated, “2025: Travis Scott and John Cena. 2026: Pat McAfee and Randy Orton.” Finally, @Muhammad-Ali-Husnain-1313 remarked that McAfee somehow now belongs to some “Royal Wrestling Family.”
