Jason Kelce says that people may say that wrestling is fake, but you should still respect the athletes,
Former NFL player Jason Kelce made his WWE debut at WWE WrestleMania 40. Alongside Lane Johnson, he helped Rey Mysterio and Andrade beat Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio.
Speaking on The Rich Eisen Show, Jason Kelce commented on how the appearance came together.
“It got announced it was coming to Philly, and they wanted Lane [Johnson] to be a part of it, so I started to get acclimated to what this event is and how big of a deal it is to the wrestling community. Lane and I went to a couple wrestling gyms in south Jersey, and we were literally doing moves and bumps.
“I learned how to bump, I learned how to clothesline, I learned how to get slapped in the chest and not act like it hurt because it actually does hurt. It was awesome, and watching the level of professionalism that takes place and how, when you’re on there, right next to the stage, that mat, I gotta say, it ain’t soft. It was a full-on board. When you see those guys jumping off the top, doing flips and everything, it gives you a whole new tremendous respect for those athletes.”
Jason Kelce: Wrestling Is Very Impressive
Kelce was then asked whether he would want to do more in wrestling. He noted that he was busy, but he had a lot of fun at WWE WrestleMania 40.
“I will say, it was a blast, it was a ton of fun, everybody made it a lot of fun, and again, a lot of people say wrestling is fake or whatever, and it’s like, so is the TV show you’re watching, but you can still have a level of respect for the amazing physical specimens that are doing outrageous things in front of you,” Jason Kelce said. “It might be choreographed a bit, but it’s still nonetheless very impressive.”
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