Jason Kelce only found out about his role in WrestleMania TWO HOURS before his surprise appearance in Philadelphia… as his brother Travis jokes he and Lane Johnson “looked like a team no one wanted to fuck with.”
- Kelce and Johnson played cameo roles at WrestleMania 40 earlier this month
- The duo helped Rey Mysterio and Andrade win their tag team match that night.
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Jason Kelce claims he and Lane Johnson didn’t find out the full extent of their WrestleMania cameo roles until two hours before the show began this month.
Kelce and his former Eagles teammate Johnson stunned fans when they emerged from the crowd at WrestleMania 40 – WWE’s annual flagship event.
The two first donned Mexican wrestling masks while attacking Dom Mysterio during his tag team match against the legendary Father Rey, before revealing their identities to the Philadelphia crowd.
After helping Rey and his partner Andrade to victory against Dom and Santos Escobar, Kelce ripped off his shirt and climbed onto the turnbuckle as all four men celebrated the victory.
The retired NFL legend spoke about his WrestleMania appearance on the latest episode of his and his brother Travis’ New Heights podcast, describing the feeling of performing in front of 80,000 fans as “pretty awesome.”
Jason Kelce opened up about his surprise appearance at this month’s WrestleMania 40
Kelce and his former Eagles teammate Lane Johnson enjoyed cameo roles during the WWE showpiece
He revealed on his New Heights podcast that he and Johnson only found out the extent of their role two hours before.
Kelce’s brother Travis joked that the couple “looked like a team no one wanted to fuck with.”
Travis concluded of his double act with Johnson: “You guys looked like a team no one wanted to fuck with.”
Although he had agreed to appear on the show well in advance, Jason was unaware of the exact roles he and Johnson would play when he went to Lincoln Financial Field that evening.
“We knew we were going to be involved in these masks, but we didn’t really find out the extent of it until two hours before the show,” he revealed. “There’s an area behind the scenes where you think about things.
“We knew we were on Rey’s team, they didn’t have to tell us. So from there it was just a matter of making things work.
Travis then joked about the 5-foot-6 wrestling icon: “I thought Rey Mysterio was going to be a lot smaller. You and Rey Mysterio are the exact same height.
In January, Jason also took off his shirt while in the stands watching Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game against the Buffalo Bills, with his shirtless celebrations going viral on social media.
And he couldn’t help but do the same at WrestleMania, even though he didn’t want to steal American comedian Bert Kreischer’s shtick.
“I think Lane wanted to take his shirt off, so I took mine off like Hulkster (Hulk Hogan),” Jason added.
Jason admits he couldn’t resist ripping his shirt off like wrestling legend Hulk Hogan
“I was trying to keep my shirt on because I feel like I’m stealing Bert Kreischer’s cut – and I don’t want to steal yours, Bert.
“But I feel like it was an acceptable time to take your shirt off.”
Both Jason and Travis were fans of WWE as children, with the couple naming Rey Mysterio as one of their favorite wrestlers growing up.
The Chiefs star concluded of his brother’s appearance in Philly: “It was really fun watching you up there, knowing we used to fuck as Jabronis from WWE as a ‘child.
“It was cool to see you up there having fun.”
