Jon Stewart’s next assignment: hosting one of pro wrestling’s biggest nights.
Stewart has been tapped to host WWE’s sold-out SummerSlam event, which is set for this Sunday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, in his first major gig since leaving “The Daily Show” on Aug. 6. USA Today was first to report the news.
Stewart is a longtime wrestling fan. After engaging heavyweight champion Seth Rollins in some online trash talking, Rollins crashed Stewart’s show. The two finally duked it out in a March episode of “Monday Night Raw,” which culminated in Stewart giving Rollins a swift kick to the groin during the broadcast.
The comedian isn’t the only big-name pro-wrestling fan. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a long history with pro wrestling, and an outsized personality that makes him at home in WWE’s mythology.
WWE’s four-hour television event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Watch Rollins’ “Daily Show” takeover below, via WWE:
Vomit.
Sounds like fun! This event is also set to feature Stephen Amell, star of ‘Arrow.’
So next Stewart will follow Trump’s lead with WWE and next run for president?
What’s next? Comedian Apprentice?
I wish guys like John Stewart would just write books, teach at a college, and do special shows a few times a year.
The expectation would be that Stewart will interfere in the Rollins/Cena match in a way that gives Cena the victory and the Belt(s).
But I’m betting on a double-cross, with Stewart causing Cena to lose.
Well, the only thing more staged than pro-wrestling is politics. Seems natural enough.