Published 14:37 IST, April 22nd 2020

WWE says Rob Gronkowski could be defending his 24/7 title while celebrating TD with Brady

Tampa Bay Buccaneers completed a trade to acquire Rob Gronkowski from New England Patriots. WWE had a hilarious message for their current 24/7 champion.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers are quickly becoming one of most talked-about teams in NFL. Just weeks after agreeing to sign six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Bry from Patriots, Bucs have completed ar sensational move to acquire Rob Gronkowski from Patriots. 30-year-old retired ahe of 2019 season but is set to reunite with Tom Bry at Buccaneers. While Twitter flooded with reactions after tre was me public, Gronkowski's current employers, WWE, h a hilarious mess of ir own.

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Rob Gronkowski WrestleMania 36 role and WWE reaction

Earlier this year, Rob Gronkowski signed a contract with WWE and it was even reported that he was cleared to wrestle for promotion. Gronkowski kicked off his WWE career in style by hosting WrestleMania 36. NFL star even me his appearance count as he pinned Mojo Rawley to become new 24/7 champion.

WWE was quick to remind Gronkowski of fact that being a 24/7 champion, tight end could be forced to defend his title at any place at any time. tweet furr re Gronkowski could potentially be forced to defend  24/7 while celebrating a touchdown pass from Tom Bry.

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Rob Gronkowski WrestleMania 36 win and Rob Gronkowski WWE commitments moving forward

In May 2019, WWE introduced 24/7 championship with a view to boosting unpredictability of storylines. As per title stipulations, title remains on line at all times throughout day. Before Rob Gronkowski, several n-wrestlers have won title. DJ Marshmellow, NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, NBA star Enes Kanter, commentator Rob Stone, and ors have won title. It will be interesting to see how Rob Gronkowski juggles his WWE commitments along with his preparation for an NFL return.

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Also Re | Rob Gronkowski Tred To Buccanneers, Will Ditch NFL Retirement To Reunite With Tom Bry

Patriots, who h rights for Rob Gronkowski, tred tight end and a seventh-round pick in exchange for a fourth-round pick. Reports indicate Gronkowski was interested to come out of his retirement for quite some time but did t want to play with a quarterback or than Tom Bry. Bry was reportedly key in persuing Gronkowski to join Buccaneers.

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14:37 IST, April 22nd 2020