- AJ, Wayne Rooney and rapper ArrDee were spotted at the O2 on Friday night.
- Joshua met WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and WWE Superstar Natalya backstage.
- While UK Gladiators’ Apollo (Alex Gray) makes a surprise appearance.
Anthony Joshua, Wayne Rooney and British rapper ArrDee were spotted at the O2 on Friday night watching WWE Live.
Joshua not only watched the event but went backstage to meet WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes and WWE Superstar Natalya.
The two-time world heavyweight boxing champion was on hand to see UK Gladiators’ Apollo make a surprise appearance.
Apollo, whose real name is Alex Gray, was there to help Ricochet in his epic battle with JD McDonough, who is a member of the group The Judgment Day.
Apollo is a 32-year-old gladiator who began his professional rugby career as captain of the England 7s. He was also the first British rugby player to move to the NFL.
Anthony Joshua, Wayne Rooney and British rapper ArrDee were spotted at the O2 on Friday night watching WWE Live.
Joshua not only watched the event but went backstage to meet WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes and WWE Superstar Natalya.
Rooney (center in photo) is a long-time fan and has appeared at several WWE events before.
Rooney has appeared at several WWE events in the past and even slapped Britain’s Wade Barrett at the Manchester Arena in 2015.
Rooney was sitting ringside with his son Kai when Lancashire-born Barrett grabbed the microphone and said: “In this ring there are two men who can easily be described as championship material.” Which, of course, is more than can be said for Wayne Rooney and Manchester United.
Footage of the iconic incident showed the professional wrestler coming down to confront Rooney before the footballer knocked him down in a theatrical climax.
Rooney also took part in Friday night’s event and Drew McIntyre addressed the former Manchester United star in the opening match.
He said: “We’re two British icons, I’m just a three-time WWE British champion.” He has destroyed football but aren’t we the same age?
‘What happened to you?’.
The former England international couldn’t help but smile as the crowd burst into laughter at the O2.
WWE also made headlines on Friday night for allegedly releasing several stars during the SmackDown broadcast, including a former world champion.
AJ and Rooney were there to see UK Gladiators’ Apollo make a surprise appearance.
Apollo was there to help Ricochet in his epic battle with JD McDonough, who is a member of the group The Judgment Day.
Apollo is a 32-year-old gladiator who began his professional career in Rugby before moving to the NFL.
It came when AJ Styles defeated LA Knight in a number one contenders match, with the former outlasting his opponent with a thumb in the eye and a phenomenal forearm.
Styles will now face Cody Rhodes at Backlash as a challenger for his WWE Undisputed Universal Champion title.
Bayley and Naomi also faced each other for the WWE Women’s Championship, and despite both wrestlers colliding with several holds and strikes, the match was declared a no contest, with Bayley retaining her title.
In the midst of the action, Fightful and PWInsider reported that Jinder Mahal, Xia Li and Xyon Quinn had been released by the company.