Jelly Roll well done entering WWE WrestleMania 42.
The country singer, 41, joined the main event between the WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and the opponent Randy Orton on Saturday, April 18, where he helped Rhodes, 40, take out the announcer Pat McAfee.
McAfee, 38, was first thrown into the table by Rhodes, at which point Jelly Roll (real name Jason DeFord) ran at the sports commentator from the neighboring table. He then jumped in the air and elbowed McAfee in the chest, causing the table to collapse.
McAfee was escorted out of the event on a stretcher, giving the crowd at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas the middle finger as he left the room.
Orton, 46, ended up taking out the referee, which led to McAfee ripping off the referee's uniform – but Orton took him out as well.
Rhodes won the match, but Orton's punch in the last minute left him with a bloody face.
Before the event, the WWE star Miz avenge the fans who criticized the decision to bring Jelly Roll and McAfee to WrestleMania.
“A lot of people are going to be upset about celebrities coming into WWE,” The Miz, 45, said to himself. Us Weekly on Thursday, April 16, while promoting Prime Video's American Gladiators. “I've always said this: I want celebrities to come in. Because I want a new crop of people who might not watch WWE, but they might be fans of the celebrities. If they come in, I guarantee we'll make them fans because nobody does what we do better than us. We're at the forefront of entertainment.”
The Miz continued, “It's interesting that people are talking like this, because isn't WrestleMania the time to make a lot of noise? And who makes a lot of noise? More than anyone? Pat McAfee and his big mouth. Sometimes you need someone to cover. I believe that person is going to be Cody Rhodes. Randy Orton, though, man. I'm going to stick with Pat who knows. Randy Orton is the goat. He's the guy who taught me in the ring how to be a top talent.”
Jelly Roll's participation in WrestleMania comes after he lost nearly 300 pounds and overcame struggles with food addiction.
“Man, I was on the brink of death. I'm not trying to stand on a soapbox, I'm passionate about it, knowing how much our system looks down on food. And as an addict, it was hard for me to escape, so I did a lot of work on food,” he told E! News in January. “Running has been my real month. [I] get up and run every day – I mean every day, seven days a week – even if it's a recovery run, one mile and a 15 minute run, really slow. I run every day.”
