Luke Littler gets surprise WWE offer after revealing wrestling connection
06/01/2024 07:51
Darts champion Luke Littler has received a WWE invite following the World Darts Championship final.
The 16-year-old sensation – also known as The Nuke – is taking the internet by storm and even the professional wrestling giant is paying attention.
In the aftermath of the final, WWE has invited him to its upcoming show at The O2 arena in London on April 19.
‘Unbelievable run, @LuketheNuke180,’ the company said on X via its official WWE UK account.
‘We heard #WrestleMania 33 inspired your entrance music on @BBCR1, so you're officially invited to @TheO2 on April 19 when WWE rolls through London.
‘We might even hit @Pitbull's "Greenlight" for you!’
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Littler – from Runcorn – has become an overnight sensation as the youngest finalist in the Championship, despite finishing as runner up to Luke Humphries at Alexandra Palace.
The darts star’s habit of enjoying a kebab after every match has already earned him a lifetime supply of kebab meat from Iceland, and now WWE is also taking notice.
In the lead up to the final, Littler had revealed he actually chosen Pitbull hit Greenlight as his walkout music after attending WrestleMania 33 back in 2017.
The event featured a live performance by Pitbull and Flo Rida, whose track was the main theme for the event.
‘It was from WrestleMania 33, back in 2017. I went over [to Orlando, Florida] with my Dad; it was unbelievable,’ he said on BBC Radio 1.
Although his WWE fandom may have waned over the last seven years, it’s still something he’s holding close to his heart.
‘It’s fair to say I don’t like the wrestling anymore,’ he added. ‘I think I’ve grown out of it, but that’s just an experience to be at WrestleMania, and I just took the song off him [Pitbull].’
If he turns up to The O2, he wouldn’t be the first star to crossover into the world of wrestling.
Logan Paul is the current United States Champion, while singer Lewis Capaldi celebrated his chart dominance last year by posing shirtless with five WWE title belts.
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