WWE has already made a huge mistake with Jelly Roll ahead of SummerSlam, says veteran (Exclusive)

WWE SummerSlam is shaping up to be a power-packed event with several huge matches scheduled for the card. One such match will see celebrity involvement as WWE has done in the past. Grammy Award nominee Jelly Roll is all set to make his in-ring debut at this year's SummerSlam.

The 40-year-old will team up with the Apex Predator Randy Orton to take on Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre at The Biggest Party of the Summer. Wrestling veteran Vince Russo said that the promotion has already made a mistake with the rapper even before he's stepped into the ring.

He was addressing the segment involving these four men that took place on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, which ended with Jelly Roll putting Logan Paul through a table by performing a chokeslam. Speaking on BroDown on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Russo claimed that WWE is putting a message that anybody can be a professional wrestler with this segment.

"This is the problem that I have with it because what what what message are you putting out there? The message you're putting out is anybody can be a professional wrestler. This would have been the equivalent of when Letterman had Jerry Lawler and Andy Kaufman on. This would have been the equivalent of Andy Kaufman slapping the s** t out of Jerry Lawler. No, that's not what happened. Jerry Lawler slapped the s**t out of Andy Kaufman. And that's what should have happened here. Jelly Roll should have went through the table," Russo said. [32:37 onwards]

18+ WWE segments - Watch here 😏

The 40-year-old rapper has been a long-time WWE fan and has made several appearances on the show before as well. He made an appearance last week, where he got into an altercation with Logan Paul. Things escalated during Randy Orton's match with Drew McIntyre at Saturday Night's Main Event, leading to their tag team match being made official for SummerSlam 2025.

Please credit Sportskeeda Wrestling and embed the YouTube video if you use quotes from this article.

About the author

Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

Know More

Big issue with Rhea Ripley revealed HERE

Edited by Rahul Madurawe