Don't look now, but Jelly Roll just had a WrestleMania moment. No, we're not talking about a few minutes talking into the microphone. We're not even talking about a match where his in-ring time was limited due to inexperience.
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We're talking about a bona fide, viral, memorable moment.
It all came at the expense of Pat McAfee.
More importantly, that moment came during the main event. Well, technically, the bell hadn't rung, but at that point, we're splitting hairs.
When Randy Orton walked out to the ring with Pat McAfee, it appeared that Cody Rhodes would be fighting a two-pronged battle. Jelly Roll had different ideas. So, when Rhodes attacked McAfee, throwing him onto an announcer's table, Jelly Roll knew just what he had to do.
Climbing up on the adjacent announcer's table, Jelly Roll rose up into the air before hammering McAfee with a flying elbow drop. Boom.
The table collapsed underneath the pair. In that one moment, Jelly Roll went viral for something other than music. McAfee was sidelined for the majority of Orton's match, allowing Rhodes to defend his title mano a mano.
Pat McAfee Did Come Back Into the Title Match
Despite Jelly Roll putting him through a table, McAfee did find his way back into the Rhodes and Orton matchup. Toward the end of the contest, Orton hit the referee with an RKO shortly after being poked in the eye by Rhodes.
That left the two wrestlers to duke it out without a referee. So, when Orton thought he'd gotten the best of Rhodes, there was no referee to make the three count. Enter McAfee.
Running down the runway with a referee shirt on, McAfee began counting the pinfall. One... Two ... Rhodes was kicked out.
Be it out of frustration or just a genuine dislike, Orton hit McAfee with an RKO shortly after that moment. The decision to attack McAfee was a genuine twist, considering how the pair had built toward this matchup.
With Orton distracted, Rhodes came back to life, ultimately getting the best of his former friend and retaining his title.
Nevertheless, Rhodes' win came about because of Jelly Roll's big moment. Furthermore, it likely set up another match further down the line, potentially at Backlash.
