After their shenanigans at Wrestlemania Saturday night, media mogul Pat McAfee and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, arguably Indy’s two most famous WWE adherents, took their revelry to a club to watch rapper 50 Cent perform. (The link is NSFW.)
McAfee, who had a lead role at Wrestlemania as Randy Orton’s sidekick, was thrust into the role of fill-in referee after Orton RKO’d the original official during his match versus Cody Rhodes.
In the process, the former Indianapolis Colts punter-turned-host of “The Pat McAfee Show” was put through the announcer’s table by singer Jelly Roll and taken out on a stretcher. He returned with a neck brace and a referee shirt on and ran toward the ring as the crowd of more than 50,000 erupted.
Much to the delight of the crowd at LIV Night Club in Las Vegas later that night, McAfee came to the 50 Cent concert in full character, his neck brace and striped shirt still on. He stood next to Haliburton, who was rapping to 50 Cent’s “Many Men” with a drink in hand.
Earlier that evening, Haliburton lost his beer during Wrestlemania to San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, who grabbed the brew and started chugging.
Haliburton is a regular guest on McAfee’s show and they have become Indy friends. When WWE events come to the city, the two are key fixtures. At the Royal Rumble in Indy in 2025, the WWE gave McAfee credit for the record-breaking attendance in his adopted hometown.
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