New Details On Rob Gronkowski's WWE Release

There was backstage heat on the NFL man before WWE let him go.

by Andy H Murray
Rob Gronkowski
WWE

There was significant backstage heat on Rob Gronkowski before his WWE release earlier this week.

A new report from Fightful states that this stemmed from the NFL man's hesitation to perform his dive at WrestleMania 36, which effectively put the tapings on a temporary halt as things were held up. As was already reported, Vince McMahon, in a move that further cements him as one of the most interesting human beings to ever have lived, had to perform the dive himself before Gronk was convinced he wasn't going to get hurt.

Vince McMahon is 74 years old.

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On top of this, the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer has revealed that Gronk was working on a multi-event deal with WWE. WrestleMania 36 was the first, with the 31-year-old fulfilling his hosting duties (and winning the 24/7 Championship), and SummerSlam 2020 was supposed to be the second. Gronkowski was originally supposed to wrestle at 'The Biggest Party of the Summer' before wrapping his obligated dates with an appearance (and possibly another match) on a future Saudi Arabian show.

Gronk's WWE tenure ended on this week's episode of Raw, with R-Truth rolling him up to regain the 24/7 Title.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.