WWE Allegedly Attempted to Have Mike Tyson Involved With SummerSlam

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

WWE tried and failed to reach a deal with Mike Tyson for a SummerSlam role, according to a report.

PWInsider reports that WWE asked Tyson to do voiceover work for the opening video package for Saturday's SummerSlam event, a video that would be built around Roman Reigns vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship.

The report goes on to say that the reasons for the two sides being unable to come to an agreement is not clear, and it is is unknown who else WWE may contact to voice the video.

Tyson is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2012, but his most recent pro wrestling cameos have come with AEW. In all, Tyson has made four appearances for AEW since 2020, including presenting the title belt to inaugural TNT Champion Cody Rhodes at Double or Nothing in May 2020.

Tyson's most prominent wrestling appearances came with the then-WWF during the height of the Monday Night Wars era. He served as a special enforcer for the Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XIV, turning on Michaels and endorsing Austin after Austin's first WWF Championship win.

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Just wanted him to do voiceover work so nothing major and maybe a little clickbaity

 

[Dale]

Well that's SummerSlam ruined for me. Not watching now.

 

[Necro]

Tyson knows not to cross Tony Kahn

 

[Cwalker]

Must be a slow news day

 

[Deezy]

Get Keith David.....better than mushmouth with the lisp.

His podcast is woat status.

 

[Chris]

Must be a slow news day

Nah, shit gets reported daily like this. It's a slow work day for me tho

 

[Alexa]

Mike couldn't do it because he is out here solving mysterious with his crew

 

[Samoa Looch]

Why would they want him? He already almost fell asleep when he was at that one AEW event, so he sure as shit wouldn't survive 4 hours of WWE without napping through the whole PPV.

 

[Chris]

Why would they want him? He already almost fell asleep when he was at that one AEW event, so he sure as shit wouldn't survive 4 hours of WWE without napping through the whole PPV.

Read my comments at the bottom of the OP

They just wanted him to narrate a video package

 

[Samoa Looch]

Read my comments at the bottom of the OP

They just wanted him to narrate a video package

Sorry, Chris, I guess I jumped the gun there.

 

[Dale]

So one thing we've learned is Looch clearly only reads the thread titles

 

[Chris]

So one thing we've learned is Looch clearly only reads the thread titles

Probably half the site along with him too

 

[Samoa Looch]

So one thing we've learned is Looch clearly only reads the thread titles

In my (shallow) defense, it's only about WWE allegedly wanting Tyson to do something.

 

[Buffy]

I can't fault them for trying, he is still a big name in this era.