Pat McAfee vs. Gunther Set for WWE Backlash, Latest Updates on Fight Card

Pat McAfee is set to face "The Ring General" Gunther at WWE Backlash on May 10.

The challenge was made live on WWE's Monday Night Raw, where McAfee, standing atop the announcers' table, accepted the proposal from Manager Nick Aldis, who was filling in for Raw GM Adam Pearce, saying:

"Me and Gunther, one-on-one, St. Louis Backlash. Deal."

Backlash fight card:

• Undisputed WWE Championship Match: John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton
• Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Becky Lynch
• Gunther vs. Pat McAfee

During last week’s Monday Night Raw, Gunther ambushed announcer Michael Cole, leading McAfee to intervene. However, McAfee was quickly overpowered, with Gunther taking him to the ground and locking him in a chokehold, leaving within an inch of his life.

McAfee returned to ringside and waited to address Gunther, who had been suspended indefinitely and fined. McAfee responded to the incident a week later on Monday Night Raw, telling the crowd "what he's really about."

"I am a man that was not handed a lot in this life," McAfee began. "I am a man that is lucky to be blessed with great friends. I am a man that went from being an irrelevant bum to a human that is known in basically every city in this country. I do not have more talent than anybody. I'm definitely not better looking than most folks, but I happen to have a few things that I hope people will remember me by whenever my time has come to pass."

"When I die and I'm six feet in the dirt, I hope they say that guy was an incredibly hard worker. He worked his ass off not only for himself but for his friends, for his family, for his community," McAfee continued. "I hope they say he was an empathetic man. Whenever he received a lot, he gave back a lot. He gave millions of dollars to his community, to children's hospitals across the country, to military foundations, homeless shelters, LGBTQ communities, and public school foundations in underprivileged communities and societies. I hope they say when I die that I gave back and left the world better than when I came into it."

After losing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41, Gunther will undoubtedly be looking to take out his frustrations on McAfee, with his attack on the Raw after WrestleMania serving as just a taste.