One in every of the more odd matches planned for this weekend’s WWE SummerSlam will see Randy Orton and rapper/country singer Jelly Roll teaming up against Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul. This past Friday, on “WWE SmackDown,” the 4 men met within the ring and things got violent, with Jelly Roll giving fans a preview of his offense.
Speaking on “Busted Open After Dark,” Mark Henry shared his response to the segment, complimenting each Jelly Roll and Paul for his or her performances, as neither one is a traditionally-trained wrestler. Along with the segment’s physicality, Henry was a giant fan of the promos cut by Paul and particularly Jelly Roll.
“That promo was [more than] eight minutes,” Henry said. “I do not know when you all know it or not however it’s damned hard to get on the market and rock the mic. There are guys which have wrestled for 15 years that did not get that much ring time with a microphone of their hand — not without delay. It requires plenty of mental fortitude, and focus, and confidence.”
The radio host and WWE Hall of Famer believes it was that confidence that made the segment so successful, and it’s clear by now that Paul made the appropriate selection by becoming a wrestler. Henry also enjoyed the subtle tribute to Hulk Hogan from McIntyre, with the Scot ripping his shirt in the identical manner because the late wrestler.
This 12 months’s SummerSlam is the primary to expand to 2 nights, going down Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, at Latest Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Jelly Roll, Orton, Paul, and McIntyre are scheduled to wrestle on night one. Although McIntyre has been having difficulty getting back into the USA due to a difficulty along with his passport, WWE officials expect the issue to be solved by Saturday.
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