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One year after announcing his from the NFL, former New England Patriots tight end might be headed to a wrestling ring near you.
In a tweet posted to Fox Sports account late Tuesday night, WWE Backstage correspondent Ryan Satin announced the news that the former NFL player is deep in talks and close to finalizing a deal" with the WWE. If all goes according to plan, Gronk could participate as early as March 20just in time for a Friday Night Smackdown. The former NFL player may have dropped hints of this news last month, after hosting both McMahon and Paul Triple H Levesque at his Super Bowl party.
Per: @ryansatin BREAKING NEWS: @WWE rumored to be close to a deal with @RobGronkowski #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/xnD7HV2UrX WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX)
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Thanks for the invite to the Beach Party @RobGronkowski ... maybe you should come to our party in Boston ... heard its the biggest of the summer. @StephMcMahon pic.twitter.com/eRQ8z0UmQI Triple H (@TripleH)
Gronkowski, who is now a studio analyst for Foxs coverage of the NFL, made an appearance at WrestleMania in 2017, jumping over the barricades to help Mojo Rawley win the match and defeat Andre the Giant. Last year, WWE president Stephanie McMahon also in having Gronk join the wrestling network, stating that shed love anybody who has a real big personality to participate in the ring in his post-football career.
At a sponsors news conference in 2019, Gronkowski stated that he could being a part of a WWE match five years down the line, but not as a full-time wrestler.
I dont feel like I would be a full-time wrestler, the former tight end said at the time, but there is one thing Im down for, and thats to do one crazy match. Practice for a little bit, go out therelike in a Royal Rumblego out there, get my friend in WWE [that would be Rawley], practice it and do a full-on WWE match.
Maybe wrestling fans will get to see Gronk headlining a WrestleMania match soon?