Longtime New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski officially made his WWE debut on Friday night, and his introduction was exactly what you’d expect.
Gronkowski burst out into an empty arena at WWE “SmackDown” — which was held without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic — and had so much energy. The future Hall of Famer started dancing his way down the ramp and had a bit of fun outside the ring before stepping in with Mojo Rawley.
#GRONK is in the house!#SmackDown @RobGronkowski pic.twitter.com/9VN6qqUVx1
— WWE (@WWE)
Whether they’re in a sold-out stadium or the @WWEPC, @RobGronkowski and @MojoRawleyWWE STAY HYPED! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/2NfdSVeTg1
— WWE (@WWE)
Naturally, fans had plenty to say on social media.
Gronk’s intro is very Gronk pic.twitter.com/43hoeKbQT5
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero)
This is also very Gronk pic.twitter.com/d74wqEI1aJ
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero)
Mojo and Gronk kicking of #Smackdown like… #WWE pic.twitter.com/avfecshkze
— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN)
Gronk on the WWE mic… pic.twitter.com/eOKHN5gz47
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid)
Gronkantine Day 5 pic.twitter.com/XTyBRUnThg
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero)
The WWE really needs to throw the past few months in the trash and start over because this is pretty gotdamn bad. https://t.co/YoYckaav5W
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale)
Gronk is living his best life https://t.co/kOksKgNQsO
— Carlo Colaiacovo (@CarloColaiacovo)
That @RobGronkowski entrance to @WWE’s Friday Night Smack Down was….well….interesting. #GronkonSmackDown pic.twitter.com/YWATql9wSa
— Nick Natario (@NNatario)
Say what you will about Gronkowski, but the fact that he was that hyped in a room with just a handful of people is impressive. He seems to be the perfect fit for the WWE, and will undoubtedly mesh right in when the sports world gets back to normal.
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