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Chris Wright, Toe Poke author
It does not occur typically however the distinctly completely different worlds of soccer {and professional} wrestling collided this week after Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland teamed up with wrestler and actor John Cena for a lighthearted skit to advertise the Premier League membership’s upcoming preseason tour.
Contemporary from an extraordinarily revealing comedian cameo on the Oscars, Cena was once more at his jovial finest as he video-called Haaland from Florida, posing because the Norwegian’s secret tremendous fan whereas carrying a Metropolis duplicate shirt and scarf, an extended blonde wig and sipping from a glass of milk (which simply so occurs to be one among Haaland’s favorite drinks.)
The duo kicked of with an compulsory gag about not with the ability to see one different (a reference to Cena’s wrestling gimmick) earlier than revealing particulars of Metropolis’s summer season 2024-25 tour of the US, which is able to cease in New York and Orlando amongst different locations.
You’ll be able to’t see me?! @ErlingHaaland takes a name from his secret tremendous fan, @JohnCena. pic.twitter.com/tcgRK69CQa
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) March 19, 2024
Whereas there hasn’t been a lot overlap between the world {of professional} soccer and wrestling previously, there are actually a number of notable situations with the likes of Jose Mourinho and Wayne Rooney making particular visitor appearances on WWE broadcasts in current(ish) years.
Rooney made a convincing job of standing his floor after which slapping British wrestler Wade Barrett throughout the face throughout a reside present in Manchester in 2015.
Mourinho was teased as he sat within the crowd for an occasion in 2007 when Shane McMahon noticed the then-Chelsea boss within the viewers and proceeded to roast the Portuguese coach as a hail of boos rang across the area.
José Mourinho within the WWE is until date one of the random crossovers ever. pic.twitter.com/wd3GTDz9tf
— Blue Season Information (@YourBlueSeason) September 23, 2022
Again in 2019, Mexico striker Raúl Jiménez was readily available to personally welcome fellow countryman and wrestler Sin Cara to the Wolves coaching floor after beforehand celebrating a purpose by donning the lucha libre star’s signature masks.
Listo para apoyar a los @Wolves 🐺 y a mi gran amigo Raul Jimenez ❗️ #TodosSomosSinCara pic.twitter.com/mkVtCBTTBU
— CintaDeOro (@CintaDeOro) Might 3, 2019
How may we not point out former Werder Bremen and Germany goalkeeper Tim Weise, who retired from soccer in 2016 as a way to retrain as an expert wrestler, making his WWE debut shortly thereafter.
Congratulations in your first @WWE victory @Tim_Wiese! You are actually doing that nickname ‘The Machine’ justice! 💪💪💪👏👏👏 #WWEMunich pic.twitter.com/LvoUUSdIPd
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) November 3, 2016
And who may overlook in 2020 when WWE legend and West Ham United supporter Triple H urged Declan Rice to remain on the membership as a way to “construct a legacy and develop into a hero.” That clearly did not work out.