Tyrese Haliburton made an appearance at WWE NXT on Tuesday, and The Heartbreak Kid himself praised the NBA player for a job well done.
The Indiana Pacers star was in Orlando, Florida, to help facilitate the contract signing between WWE Superstars Ethan Page and Trick Williams for the upcoming NXT Championship.
Other Pacers players accompanied Haliburton, but it was the NBA All-Star who took the mic and the centerstage at the event.
He even poked fun at the Orlando crowd, which booed him and his teammates.
"I would boo too if I had to be an Orlando Magic fan," he said.
"I would boo too if I had to be an Orlando Magic fan."@TyHaliburton22 came with some backup in the form of some @Pacers teammates and then let the NXT crowd hear it! 😂#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/bvfeXNw7Ja
— WWE (@WWE) September 18, 2024
After the event, Haliburton was seen backstage with Shawn Michaels, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and head of NXT. HBK praised the Olympic gold medalist for a "tremendous hell of a job" and asked him if he enjoyed his short WWE appearance.
"Yeah, it was a lot of fun," Haliburton, who was wearing a Heartbreak Kid shirt answered.
.@TyHaliburton22 got the @ShawnMichaels stamp of approval! 🙌 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/kEI8WZ0zDG
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 18, 2024
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WWE Events in Indianapolis
Haliburton's NXT appearance is hyping fans for several WWE events in Indiana
In June, the WWE announced that it will be hosting three of its biggest wrestling events in Indianapolis: WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Royal Rumble.
These will start on February 1, 2025, with the WWE Royal Rumble at the Lucas Oil Stadium. The two other events will happen in the same arena over the next few years.
Additional shows like Raw, Smackdown, and NXT will also have live events in arenas across Indiana.
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