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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton teased a possible look on the subsequent Royal Rumble, which takes place in Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Haliburton made his remarks throughout an interview with sports activities and leisure journalist Landon Buford.
“I am unable to let you know all the pieces, however you may see me on the Rumble,” Haliburton mentioned.
Landon Buford @LandonBuford
Tyrese Haliburton Hints at Attainable @WWE Royal Rumble Lookhttps://t.co/xP0OYWWWKl#WWERaw #YesCers #NBA #WWE pic.twitter.com/qdRsDIM4QH
Haliburton additionally instructed Buford his prime 5 wrestlers of all time (John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin, The Undertaker and Roman Reigns).
Landon Buford @LandonBuford
Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Reveals His Prime 5 Wrestlers:https://t.co/K94qC3dQRj#WWE #YesCers #NBA #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/KM0YG4k6P1
As well as, he laid out his Mount Rushmore of WWE finishers: Randy Orton’s RKO, Jeff Hardy’s Swanton Bomb, Undertaker’s Hell’s Gate and Shawn Michaels’ Candy Chin Music.
Landon Buford @LandonBuford
Tyrese Haliburton Names His Mount Rushmore of @WWE Finishers: https://t.co/SROlGlvyN4#WWE #YesCers #NBA #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/mXVF6atkW7
Haliburton is a giant wrestling fan and has made a number of appearances on WWE tv. Essentially the most notable one occurred in late June, the place he (sporting brass knuckles) teased a combat with New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (holding a metal chair) throughout SmackDown. Nothing ever got here of the 2 rivals, who have been flanked by Logan Paul and LA Knight, respectively. The showdown additionally notably occurred lower than two months after Haliburton’s Pacers beat Brunson’s Knicks 4 video games to a few within the Jap Convention semifinals.
In September, Haliburton additionally appeared on WWE NXT, serving to facilitate a contract for a championship match between “All Ego” Ethan Web page and Trick Williams.
WWE @WWE
“Give me the contract, and I am going to get it executed.”
After the chaos to begin the present, @Pacers All-Star @TyHaliburton22 guarantees he’ll get @_trickwilliams and @OfficialEGO to signal the contract earlier than the night time ends! 👏#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/WSP8Qceg5N
He additionally had some Pacers teammates supporting him within the crowd and talked some trash to Orlando Magic followers too.
WWE @WWE
“I’d boo too if I needed to be an Orlando Magic fan.”@TyHaliburton22 got here with some backup within the type of some @Pacers teammates after which let the NXT crowd hear it! 😂#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/bvfeXNw7Ja
Haliburton and the Pacers host the Atlanta Hawks at 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 1 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Royal Rumble begins streaming at 6 p.m. that day, so maybe Haliburton finishes enjoying, makes the fast trek over to Lucas Oil Stadium and exhibits up in entrance of 1000’s of followers with the occasion in progress.
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