WhileRob Gronkowskiwon’t be dodging tackles on a football field any longer, there’s a possibility he might be ducking punches in the wrestling ring.The now-former New England Patriots playerannounced his retirement on Sunday, and a day later on a taping of WWE’sMonday Night Rawfrom Boston, he was trash-talked in front of a crowd that was filled with diehard fans of the football franchise.“You should have just quit while you were ahead, you really should have,” WWE’s Lio Rush said while berating wrestler Finn Bálor. “Now you’re going to be forced to leave the game as a beaten, broken, hot piece of garbage like Rob Gronkowski.”Naturally, the remark drew a chorus of loud boos from the Boston audience.But this wasn’t the first time Gronkowski’s name has been tied to a WWE program, as the 29-year-old once made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania to help his personal friend, wrestler Mojo Rawley, win theAndre the Giant Memorial Battle Royalin 2017.With this year’s WrestleMania just weeks away on April 7, and with a long future ahead of him, could Gronkowski be gearing up for a return to the WWE’s biggest stage?Rawley, himself, thinks it’s possible.“That wouldn’t surprise me one bit,” Rawley toldTMZthis week. “He’s always been a wrestling fan. I know WrestleMania [33], he was all excited about it, we still joke around about it, we’re still really proud of that moment. So yeah, man, in the future I’m sure at some point you’ll see him inside the WWE ring at one capacity or another.”“A guy that can move the way he can, just his size and his overall demeanor and charisma, yeah that’s kind of what we recruit around, that’s exactly what we’re looking for here,” he added. “He’d be a perfect fit.”Rawley even pitched Gronkowski on a potential WWE reunion.“The handcuffs are off, you don’t have the Patriots and the NFL locking you down anymore,” he told TMZ. “I’ll tell you what: If you thought Gronk was wild before, I’m telling you wait till you see him without the shackles on, because it’s a whole ’nother beast. I’m actually pretty excited about this!”While Gronkowski may choose to lay low for a while following his NFL retirement to hang with girlfriend Camille Kostek, the WWE fueled more of the speculation on Tuesday when one of the company’s Twitter accounts posted a picture of the Gronkowski with a group of attendees — including Rawley and the WWE’s Braun Strowman and Mickie James — at the USO-Metro’s Merit Awards Dinner.Whether Gronkowski hits the road with the WWE in the near future or not, one thing he won’t have to worry about? Money, as Gronkowski is known forbeing thrifty with the financesand has reportedly saved all of the payouts from his NFL contracts, instead opting to exclusively spend what he’s made in sponsorships.

WhileRob Gronkowskiwon’t be dodging tackles on a football field any longer, there’s a possibility he might be ducking punches in the wrestling ring.

The now-former New England Patriots playerannounced his retirement on Sunday, and a day later on a taping of WWE’sMonday Night Rawfrom Boston, he was trash-talked in front of a crowd that was filled with diehard fans of the football franchise.

“You should have just quit while you were ahead, you really should have,” WWE’s Lio Rush said while berating wrestler Finn Bálor. “Now you’re going to be forced to leave the game as a beaten, broken, hot piece of garbage like Rob Gronkowski.”

Naturally, the remark drew a chorus of loud boos from the Boston audience.

But this wasn’t the first time Gronkowski’s name has been tied to a WWE program, as the 29-year-old once made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania to help his personal friend, wrestler Mojo Rawley, win theAndre the Giant Memorial Battle Royalin 2017.

With this year’s WrestleMania just weeks away on April 7, and with a long future ahead of him, could Gronkowski be gearing up for a return to the WWE’s biggest stage?

Rawley, himself, thinks it’s possible.

“That wouldn’t surprise me one bit,” Rawley toldTMZthis week. “He’s always been a wrestling fan. I know WrestleMania [33], he was all excited about it, we still joke around about it, we’re still really proud of that moment. So yeah, man, in the future I’m sure at some point you’ll see him inside the WWE ring at one capacity or another.”

“A guy that can move the way he can, just his size and his overall demeanor and charisma, yeah that’s kind of what we recruit around, that’s exactly what we’re looking for here,” he added. “He’d be a perfect fit.”

Rawley even pitched Gronkowski on a potential WWE reunion.

“The handcuffs are off, you don’t have the Patriots and the NFL locking you down anymore,” he told TMZ. “I’ll tell you what: If you thought Gronk was wild before, I’m telling you wait till you see him without the shackles on, because it’s a whole ’nother beast. I’m actually pretty excited about this!”

While Gronkowski may choose to lay low for a while following his NFL retirement to hang with girlfriend Camille Kostek, the WWE fueled more of the speculation on Tuesday when one of the company’s Twitter accounts posted a picture of the Gronkowski with a group of attendees — including Rawley and the WWE’s Braun Strowman and Mickie James — at the USO-Metro’s Merit Awards Dinner.

Whether Gronkowski hits the road with the WWE in the near future or not, one thing he won’t have to worry about? Money, as Gronkowski is known forbeing thrifty with the financesand has reportedly saved all of the payouts from his NFL contracts, instead opting to exclusively spend what he’s made in sponsorships.

source: people.com