Sound bites from WWE WrestleMania 36 host and Mojo Rawley buddy Rob Gronk Gronkowski
Three-time NFL Super Bowl champ Rob Gronk Gronkowski will host WWE WrestleMania 36 from the WWE Performance Center training facility in Orlando.
For the first time, WrestleMania will be two nights (Saturday and Sunday), and fans can watch via WWE Network, FITE TV and pay-per-view.
Gronk, 30, who recently signed with WWE, will be there with his hype buddy WWE Superstar Mojo Rawley.
The show, taped for the first time because of COVID-19 concerns, is stacked with 16 matches, split into two nights in an empty PC, again health concerns.
Edge, Randy Orton, John Cena, The Fiend Bray Wyatt, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Becky Lynch, Shayna Baszler, Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, Bayley, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Sami Zayn and more.
King Corbin will be there too, but not as Gronk’s friend.
Gronk, a former star tight end with the New England Patriots, already has a little WWE experience. He cut a promo on a recent WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX, and he actually participated in WrestleMania 33 also in Orlando.
After Jinder Mahal disrespected Gronk, who was seated ringside for WrestleMania 33, by throwing a beverage at him during the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Gronk helped friend Rawley win the battle royal by bull rushing a stunned Mahal.
Gronk is a longtime WWE fan.
Gronk sound bites
(Below audio courtesy WWE)
Q: “You have a global fanbase and WrestleMania will air to WWE fans all around the world. What can fans expect from your appearance and how does it feel to have the honor as one of only a few people to host WrestleMania?”
Q: “You played football with some of the most elite players in the game. How has competing alongside football greats prepared you to compete with some of the best athletes in WWE?”
Q: “Describe any differences and similarities between preparing for the NFL Super Bowl and WrestleMania.”
Q: “Why is it so important for you to be part of the first-ever two-night WrestleMania, especially during this trying time?”
Q: “What made you want to come to WWE?”
Don’t miss GronkMania at WrestleMania, beginning 6 p.m. ET both days on WWE Network, FITE TV and pay-per-view.
WWE WrestleMania 36 Card
WWE champion Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman defends against Drew McIntyre.
WWE Universal champion Goldberg vs. Braun Strowman.
WWE Raw Women’s champion Becky Lynch against Shayna Baszler.
NXT Women’s Champ Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair.
WWE SmackDown Women’s champion Bayley defends in a fatal five-way with Naomi, Tamina, Lacey Evans, and Sasha Banks.
Edge vs. Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match.
John Cena battles The Fiend Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Funhouse match.
The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles in a Boneyard match.
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team champions Miz and Morrison against The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) against The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) in a triple threat ladder match.
WWE Raw Tag Team champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. Angel Garza and Austin Theory, who replaces U.S. Champion Andrade (rib injury), with Zelina Vega.
WWE Women’s Tag Team champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross
Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley with Lana,
Elias vs. King Corbin.
Otis with Tucker of Heavy Machinery vs. Dolph Ziggler with Mandy Rose.
WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn with Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura against Daniel Bryan with Drew Gulak.
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This story was originally published April 3, 2020 at 4:03 PM.
