WWE Wanted Rob Gronkowski To Wrestle At SummerSlam 2020 Before NFL Return

The 24/7 Champion was set for his first official match on 23 August.

by Andy H Murray
Rob Gronkowski
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WWE wanted to have Rob Gronkowski wrestle what could have been his first official match with the promotion at SummerSlam on 23 August, says WrestlingNews.co's Andrew Ravens.

That 'The Biggest Party of the Summer' is set to go down in Boston, MA means this makes great sense, as Gronk spent the entirety of his NFL career playing for the area's New England Patriots. This obviously changed with the announcement that he is set to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers alongside former Pats teammate Tom Brady.

Coming out of NFL retirement will likely scupper these SummerSlam plans, as Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reports that Gronk will be forbidden from taking part in "any activity other than football which may involve a significant risk of personal injury" while contracted to a football organisation.

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This means no full-on matches for Gronk, who only signed with WWE in March, though the promotion will likely find a creative way to get their 24/7 Championship off the Bucs tight end. Gronkowski took the belt from buddy Mojo Rawley at WrestleMania 36, diving on a massive pile of wrestlers before fleeing the building with his newly-won strap.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. 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.