NHL star Pat Maroon of the Tampa Bay Lightning took in an episode of Monday Night RAW over the summer, which is no surprise given his love for professional wrestling.
Maroon, who holds the nickname “Big Rig” in the locker room (a name that should resonate with wrestling fans), opened up about his affection for wrestling at a press event. Maroon even jokingly said that fans might see him in a ring one day.
Maroon said, “You might see me in the ring some day. My favorite wrestler, I mean I’m going back then — it’s probably Stone Cold Steve Austin. Wrestling’s not the same as it used to be, those old-school matches were great.”
He would go on to speak about attending Monday Night RAW, stating, “But yeah, we had a blast. WWE was great… I love wrestling, so it was fun to watch it that close and the production behind the scenes too. So it was pretty great.”
You can check out the tweet below from Jay Recher, who covered the event:
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