Celebrities insulting the sport of wrestling is a cheap yet effective way of drumming up interest in these types of situations and, with McAfee already a notable up-and-coming figure in wrestling, AEW could benefit from his presence.
It truly isn’t hard to see him and Cody Rhodes working together, which may be why the two openly rejecting each other feels a bit off.
And for the record, I know it does seem silly to speculate on whether Pat McAfee denying he wants to join AEW is all a bit that will lead to him joining the program, but such is the world of wrestling.