“F*ck That Seth Rollins Guy”: Jelly Roll Says Post Malone Has Real Beef With WWE Star
Musician and WWE celebrity powerhouse Jelly Roll recently sat down with Chris Van Vliet for an in-depth chat on his Insight podcast. While he covered his own incredible SummerSlam experience, the most shocking story came from his time in the crowd at Clash in Paris.
Jelly Roll was sitting ringside with his friend, music megastar Post Malone, when they had a run-in with Seth Rollins after Rollins' match. According to Jelly Roll, the confrontation was more real than fans might have expected, and Post Malone took it personally.
Post Malone's Real Heat with Seth Rollins
Jelly Roll revealed that Post Malone, who he describes as "the nicest dude ever," has been texting him repeatedly about the incident.
“I don’t know if he will get in the ring, but I can tell you this, he took that personal," Jelly Roll said. "Post don’t take much personal, but Post has text me 10 times, Yo, fuck that Seth Rollins guy. Post is the nicest dude ever, by the way. Post is the nicest, never say nothing bad about anybody guy. Post kind of wants it, dude. When Seth was talking shit to him that night, Post was like, Dude, you’re being mean to me. Fuck you. People are like, Jelly Roll, you’re the nicest guy ever. I was like, you haven’t met Post Malone. I’m kind of an asshole sometimes. Post Malone, always nice guy."
Preparing for His Own SummerSlam Moment
Jelly Roll also dove deep into the preparation for his own tag team match at SummerSlam, where he teamed with Randy Orton to take on Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul. His journey to the ring was a fight in itself, as he had to convince his management team, who were strongly against the idea.
“I started calling management January, and was like, ‘Hey, man, I think I’m going to be able to use July to wrestle at SummerSlam like I told Triple H I wanted to do.’ And as you can imagine, management was so against it," he explained. "I was like, I want to move down there and just move to the PC for the month."
His commitment was put to the test at WrestleMania weekend. "They were like, ‘Can you do a ring check the night of WrestleMania?’ I was like, no problem... at midnight, I walked into that room with Bruce Pritchard and a couple of the producers, and I proved to him I could take a bump for about an hour and a half. I don’t want to say it was a rib, but they were definitely there to see if I had any bitching in me.”
Why He Pitched Losing to Triple H
In a move that shows his deep respect for the business, Jelly Roll revealed that he was the one who fought to lose the match.
“I fought that immediately. It’s one of the first things I fought... It was originally, babyfaces up," he said. He eventually took his pitch directly to Triple H on the day of the show.
His reasoning was simple and smart: “It was an easy pitch. I was just like, it took three things. One, it’s the right thing to do... No celebrity has any business coming in and pinning a wrestler on their first run without some extreme circumstance... But two, I can always come back... I was also smart enough to be like, Yo, I want to angle in."
Triple H apparently appreciated the mindset and shared a fascinating story. “He said, ‘I will tell you this though.’ He said Floyd [Mayweather] wanted to lose to The Big Show. I don’t know if I should be sharing that, but he told me that, and I thought that was cool.”
Advice from The Rock and Future Plans
Jelly Roll also shared that he spoke with The Rock about his wrestling aspirations, and The Rock's immediate response was pure support. "He stops and looks at me and goes, ‘How can I help?’ I’m like no I got it, I’m talking to Triple H. Like, we’re good... But like, that instant, like, that’s his spirit in life.”
As for his own future, Jelly Roll is far from done with WWE. Inspired by the run of Bad Bunny, he wants to do it again.
“I want to do one more. I know why Bad Bunny had to do Backlash now because I know he walked out of the ring that night knowing how much more he could give,” he said. “A dream scenario is, I’d like to get involved for a run. I’d like to wrestle every Friday. I’d like to get involved for a six to nine month run. I definitely have to do one more.”
(Via Fightful)