6 Ups & 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (March 11)

By Michael Hamflett / March 11, 2020

1. The Scoop

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Satin Sheets offered some buzzworthy news for a change, noting that occasional WWE special guest and Fox NFL analyst Rob Gronkowski may well be the latest crossover sports start to join the company.

Having briefly performed alongside real life friend Mojo Rawley previously, Gronk's potential presence allowed the panel to offer some quality craic on WrestleMania 33 security guard Lisa tackling him as he prepared for his pre-planned intervention with Jinder Mahal.

Ember Moon offered it as a "dream" match, and though that might have been a humorous stretch, the prospect of Gronkowski working doesn't feel quite as nightmarish as recent efforts from Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez. The bar, currently, is low.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

Posted On: 11th Mar 2020

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