Celebrity will make his WWE in-ring debut soon

With under a month remaining, WWE is drumming up interest for SummerSlam. A blockbuster match for the Undisputed WWE Championship between John Cena and Cody Rhodes is already official, and popular rap artist Cardi B has also been announced as the host for the two-night extravaganza in New Jersey.

But Cardi B won't be the only singer at The Biggest Party of the Summer. Popular country music star Jelly Roll will also make an appearance. Earlier, it was reported that Jelly Roll will be present at the event after WWE announced him for this week's edition of SmackDown.

But a report from PWInsider claims that he is training for in-ring action at the event on August 2 and 3.

"Singer and actor Jellyroll has been training to make his WWE in-ring debut and will do so at Summerslam, PWInsider.com can confirm. Jellyroll will be at tomorrow's Friday Night Smackdown to kick off the storyline, which we are told will see him aligned with a top babyface ahead of Summerslam in East Rutherford, NJ this August," the report read. [H/T: PWInsider]

While it was not confirmed who the babyface would be, PWInsider was told that it wouldn't be Cody Rhodes. This will be the second time Jelly Roll, a massive WWE fan, will make an appearance at SummerSlam.

He was part of the show last year in Cleveland and sang the theme song for the event. He also got involved in some in-ring action, aligning with The Awesome Truth against A-Town Down Under during a segment.

Jelly Roll ended up chokeslamming Austin Theory to cheers from the crowd.

Triple H hinted at Cardi B getting involved in action at WWE SummerSlam

While Cardi B is set to be the celebrity host for SummerSlam this year, Triple H hinted at bigger things for the rap star.

“I don’t know if anybody can control Cardi B. If she wants to, it’s going to be hard to talk her out of it. What can we expect?....We’re thrilled to be working with her. With people like Cardi, you never know,” he said during the post-Money in the Bank presser. [H/T: Fightful]

It looks like WWE will be pulling out all the stops to make this year's SummerSlam a big success. With Cardi B and now Jelly Roll set for the event, fans could be in for a splendid two nights.

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Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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