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Jason Kelce has not been keeping idle ever since he retired from football. He has been making it to NBA games, hosting his podcast as well as planning for the “Kelce Jam” in Cincinnati. But recently, during WrestleMania 40, a backstage encounter between Jason Kelce and his childhood idol Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sparked a thrilling moment of nostalgia and excitement.

In the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, Jason Kelce shared his recent meeting, as well as recalled his first meeting with the legendary wrestler, actor, and entrepreneur. A meeting he would never forget.

Jason Kelce recounted his first memorable encounter with Johnson, which took place years ago at the Eagles’ training facilities. “He probably doesn’t remember that, but I remember it, because I think everybody remembers when you meet The Rock for the first time,” Jason said. Seeing Johnson again, this time in the vibrant atmosphere of WrestleMania, was a special moment for Kelce. He expressed his admiration for Johnson, “He’s been such an explosive personality for the wrestling world.”

He said even though the Rock had trolled Eagles fans at the event. Arriving nearly two hours late at the event, he was met with boos, which he promptly addressed with his usual flair. “What are you booing? Are you booing because The Rock was supposed to be here at 4 o’clock, is that what you’re booing?” He then teased Eagles fans with a dig at QB Jalen Hurts, saying, “[The Rock] was watching YouTube, watching Jalen Hurts lose in the playoffs again. You boo because it’s the truth.”

But all this was forgotten when the former Eagles Center and his viral picture together took the Internet by storm.

Kelce and the Rock make the Internet go gaga over their picture

On a thrilling Saturday night at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, Jason Kelce surprised fans by stepping into the octagon. Kelce joined wrestling legends Rey Mysterio and Andrade to take on Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio—Rey’s son—in a dynamic tag-team match. Alongside him was his former Eagles’ teammate, Lane Johnson, adding to the excitement.

The event became even more memorable when Jason Kelce and The Rock teamed up for a photo that quickly went viral. Dwayne Johnson was wrestling in a prominent tag-team match alongside Roman Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. In a social media post that quickly captured the attention of fans, an image featuring Johnson was captioned as a “legend,” garnering over 1.1 million views to date. This special night at the Eagles’ home venue not only marked a nostalgic return for Kelce but also showcased The Rock’s continued involvement in wrestling as a part-owner and spokesperson for the United Football League.

As Kelce navigates his transition from the NFL to his next career phase, he could draw inspiration from The Rock’s diversified success across entertainment and sports.

Abehind-the-scenes photo of Jason Kelce hanging with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at Wrestlemania 40 has gone viral.

The former Philadelphia Eagles center made a surprise appearance at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night, joining WWE legends Rey Mysterio and Andrade in the ring.

The 36-year-old Kelce helped the duo to defeat Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio—Rey Mysterio’s son—in a tag-team match, along with his former Eagles’ teammate Lane Johnson.

Left: Jason Kelce smiles on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Right: Dwayne Johnson wears suit on November 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. A behind-the-scenes photo of the pair hanging out at Wrestlemania 40… More ROBIN MARCHANT/KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY IMAGES ENTERTAINMENT
As the younger Mysterio tried to whack his opponents with a chair, two masked men hopped into the ring to stop him. Lane Johnson, who stands at 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 325 pounds, snatched the chair from the 27-year-old’s hands, while Kelce chucked him into a ring post. The NFL stars removed their masks—which were Eagles’ green—to celebrate the victory, sparking thunderous applause from the crowd.

Dwayne Johnson was one of several former WWE icons to return to the ring during the two-day event. The 51-year-old partnered with Roman Reigns to face Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins during the first night’s main bout, beating their rivals.

After crashing Wrestlemania 40, Kelce bumped into Dwayne Johnson, with the duo posing for a photo. The Rock put his arm around the retired football star’s shoulder for the snap, while a clearly elated Kelce raised his fist in the air.

The image was shared to X, formerly Twitter, by the “New Heights” podcast, which Kelce co-hosts with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.

Declaring Johnson a “legend” in the caption, the post has so far received over 1.1 million views.

“This is so awesome,” commented @freethinkerJT. “2 legends in one frame,” wrote @afzaal ch.

“Next guest on the podcast??” asked @JenD_04.

“The crossover we didn’t know we needed,” wrote Stefanie Ricchio.

“Trav is going to be so jealous,” posted Tee Smith.

However, other users said the photo was “badly timed,” hitting out at Johnson’s recent comments about the president.

During an interview with Fox & Friends on Friday, the Fast X star discussed his endorsement of Joe Biden during the 2020 election.

“[It was] the best decision for me at that time,” Johnson told host Will Cain.”Am I going to do that again this year? That answer’s no.”

Johnson said that Biden’s presidency has “caused an incredible amount of division in our country,” although he didn’t say whether he planned to vote for Biden’s likely Republican rival, Donald Trump.

“There’s going to be no endorsement,” he said. “I’m going to keep my politics to myself.”

Several users hit out at Johnson in the comments section of his photo with Kelce, dubbing him a “coward and a jerk.”

“Not The Rock, he’s a sellout,” commented @goodtrouble_ca.

“I’m done with him,” wrote Cami.

“Only one legend in this pic and that’s Jason Kelce!” posted Sumac.

“No, please, no,” commented Sebastian, while Jennifer Durot advised Kelce to “distance himself” from Johnson.

Jason Kelce is still showing off his Philadelphia pride after retirement.

Kelce and his former Philadelphia Eagles teammate Fletcher Cox, who announced his own retirement from the NFL less than a week after Kelce’s press conference, threw out ceremonial first pitches at the Phillies game on March 30.

Despite Kelce sharing on X days before the game that Cox would be the only one throwing the ball because his “elbow doesn’t work,” both recently retired NFL stars took to the mound for the ceremonial first pitch.

MLB shared video of the moment on X, capturing Cox and Kelce both donning Phillies shirts with their jersey numbers, 91 and 62. They took their places on either side of the mound and got ready to throw their pitches to Phillies players Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber.

Recently retired Philadelphia Eagles legends Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox throw out the first pitch before a game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on March 30, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Rich Schultz / Getty Images)
On a scale from Dr. Anthony Fauci and Snoop Dogg’s embarrassingly bad first pitches to Jennifer Hudson’s perfect strike, Kelce’s pitch made it all the way to Harper at home plate, though it came in a bit too low to be considered a strike.

While Kelce had a fairly successful first pitch, his younger brother Travis Kelce wasn’t as lucky when he threw out the first pitch at a Cleveland Guardians game back in April 2023.

The Kansas City Chiefs star’s ball stopped well before home base before ricocheting off the grass and hurdling towards home plate, causing Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber to lose his balance.

The tight end laughed off his blunder on social media, writing on X, “Been spiking a football for the past 10 years… can you tell?”

Fans shared their thoughts on Jason Kelce’s first pitch on social media, with one fan writing on X, “The Phillies should have kept Jason Kelce on the mound today,” referring to the Phillies 12-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Another fan celebrated Kelce’s pitch, writing, “Jason Kelce with a nasty sinker for his first pitch.”

Other fans took an opportunity to compare Kelce’s first pitch to his younger brother.

NBC Sports Philadelphia reporter John Clark wrote on X, “@JasonKelce > Travis @tkelce first pitches.”

“Out did Travis’ first pitch with ease,” one user on X wrote.

Another added, “Trav about to catch some first pitch strays over this. Dude Jason brought it even with 9 fingers and 1 1/2 elbows.”

“Did Jason actually do better than Travis and not throw behind the back stop,” one X user wrote alongside a video of Kelce’s pitch.

After the pitch, Kelce and Cox got a chance to greet Harper and Schwarber before they all posed for photos together, which were featured on the Phillies’ Instagram.

Kelce and Harper got to share a moment from one Philadelphia star to another when the baseball player asked the NFL legend to sign his cleats, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Jason Kelce former Philadelphia Eagle player throws out the ceremonial first pitch autographs the Under Armour cleat of Bryce Harper (3) of the Philadelphia Phillies prior to the game against the Atlanta Braves on March 30, 2024 at Citizens Bank Park in P (Rich Graessle / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Cox and Kelce also took an opportunity to sit in the booth with NBC Sports Philadelphia and cheered on the Phillies after J.T. Realmuto hit a solo home run.

Kelce’s wife, Kylie Kelce, was also in attendance at the game, People reported. The couple were both decked out in Phillies gear to show off their Philadelphia pride.

Taylor shared that she once had an eating disorder and she was “not proυd of it”.

Taylor Swift deleted a scene froм the мυsic video Anti-Hero after soмe health experts and activists called it “fatphobic”.

The segмent captυres Taylor stepping on a scale that displays the word “fat” instead of a nυмerical weight. As she looks down at the scale, Taylor Swift sings: “I look straight into the sυn bυt never into the мirror,” the caмera pans to another version of Taylor looking at herself and then shaking her head.

Controversial scene in Anti-Hero

The 33-year-old feмale singer directly participated in writing lyrics and directing the MV Anti-Hero. In a tweet posted on October 21, Taylor said that Anti-Hero shows the nightмare stories and thoυghts that invade her мind every мidnight.

The Blank Space singer previoυsly went throυgh a difficυlt tiмe with an eating disorder, and it seeмs this is the reason why Taylor inclυded the scale scene in the мυsic video. However, the scene was not appreciated by critics and мedical experts.

“Taylor Swift’s мυsic video where she looks down at a scale that says ‘fat’ is a **** *** way to show that she has body image issυes. Fat people don’t need to be reмinded yet again that for soмe people, looking like υs is their worst nightмare,” tweeted Shira Rosenblυth, a social worker with expertise in treating eating disorders .

Rosenblυth added: “Having an eating disorder does not excυse fat phobia.”

Anti-Hero talks aboυt Taylor Swift’s fears and phobias

In the 2020 docυмentary – Taylor Swift: Miss Aмericana, Taylor Swift first revealed she has an eating disorder:

“It only happened a few tiмes and I’м not proυd of it. There was a photo of мe and I felt like мy belly was too big, or… soмeone said I looked pregnant… it мade мe stop being hυngry and stop eating.”

Now that the controversial scene has been reмoved froм the мυsic video version on Apple Mυsic, it is υnclear whether Taylor will do the saмe with the Yoυtυbe version.

RETIRED NFL legend Jason Kelce wowed fans with a new career venture at a major sporting event.

The 36-year-old Ex-Philadelphia Eagles star stunned viewers at WrestleMania 40 on Saturday after shockingly appearing on Night 1 and helping Rey Mysterio win a match.

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Jason Kelce made an appearance at WrestleManiaCredit: Twitter futurafreesky

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Kelce retired from the NFL after this past seasonCredit: Getty
Kelce was spotted alongside former Eagles teammate Lane Johnson as the two NFL linemen assisted Mysterio and Andrade in defeating Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio in a tag team grudge match.

The Philadelphia stars emerged ringside sporting matching green Eagles luchador masks, black shirts, and blue jeans, with Kelce finishing his attire with Timberland boots.

Kelce then showed why he was an All-Pro center in the NFL by pushing Dominik Mysterio face-first into the corner ring post before tossing him back onto the canvas.

The help from Kelce and Johnson allowed Rey Mysterio to land his iconic 619 before winning the match.

The two former Super Bowl champions then hopped into the ring, taking off their masks in celebration.

Kelce jumped on the ring ropes and shouted to the crowd before shaking everyone’s hands as the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia went berserk.

NFL fans and WWE viewers reacted similarly and flooded social media with responses to the two Eagles legends’ surprise appearance.

“Jason kelce vaulting straight over the ropes is his true dream come true. You know he’s thinking, ‘f—k yeah Jason, that was cool as hell,’” this fan said.

“Jason Kelce and the WWE is a match made in heaven,” another declared.

“Jason Kelce is enjoying his retirement exactly how you’d expect Jason Kelce to,” a third stated.
NFL fans demand Jason Kelce makes new career venture after ‘fantastic’ Arnold Schwarzenegger podcast intro
“Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson making their WWE debuts as luchadors and frying Dom got me crying haha,” another fan shared.

“Jason’s moving good… might have one more year in him..” this fan suggested.

Kelce played 13 seasons in the NFL, spending his whole career with the Eagles until retiring last month in a heartfelt press conference.

He was voted to the NFL’s All-Pro team six times, the Pro Bowl seven, and won one Super Bowl.

Kelce has grown into a sports media mogul over the years as he and his brother, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, have a flourishing YouTube show titled “New Heights” that debuted in September 2022.

The former Pro Bowl center appearance at WrestleMania on Saturday is after WWE superstar The Miz told TMZ that he believes Jason’s at would be “a home run” if he did wrestling.

“He could be very dangerous in a WWE ring – not only with just the athleticism and the part of the wrestling, which I think he can absolutely do.”

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Kelce appeared with ex-Eagles teammate Lane JohnsonCredit: Twitter futurafreesky

While we’ve never had any reason to believe Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift aren’t on good terмs, soмe pointed coммents мade by the “What Was I Made For Singer” are now мaking soмe Swifities think otherwise.

Eilish recently sat down with Billboard for an interview pυblished on March 28, 2024. In the interview, the 22-year-old singer talked aboυt being environмentally conscioυs and coммitting to sυstainability efforts throυghoυt her career. Natυrally, she had soмe thoυghts aboυt how the мυsic indυstry contribυtes to larger environмental issυes, and the conversation eventυally led to her мaking soмe passionate coммents aboυt how “wastefυl” soмe artists are when it coмes to selling records.

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“We live in this day and age where, for soмe reason, it’s very iмportant to soмe artists to мake all sorts of different vinyl and packaging … which υps the sales and υps the nυмbers and gets theм мore мoney,” Eilish said. “I can’t even express to yoυ how wastefυl it is.”

She continυed, “It is right in front of oυr faces and people are jυst getting away with it left and right, and I find it really frυstrating as soмebody who really goes oυt of мy way to be sυstainable and do the best that I can and try to involve everybody in мy teaм in being sυstainable — and then it’s soмe of the biggest artists in the world мaking f–king 40 different vinyl packages that have a different υniqυe thing jυst to get yoυ to keep bυying мore.”

“It’s so wastefυl,” she reiterated, before calling oυt the greed involved in these decisions. “It’s irritating to мe that we’re still at a point where yoυ care that мυch aboυt yoυr nυмbers and yoυ care that мυch aboυt мaking мoney — and it’s all yoυr favorite artists doing that sh-t,” Eilish added.

While the “Ocean Eyes” singer never referred to Swift directly, soмe social мedia υsers are convinced that her coммent were referring to the pop star. As Swifties know by now, the 34-year-old singer has another albυм, <eм>The Tortυred Poets Departмent</eм>, slated to release in April 2024. Ahead of its release, Swift annoυnced there woυld be several editions of the albυм, inclυding “The Bolter” and “Black Dog,” soмe of which are already available to pυrchase in vinyl forм. It woυldn’t be Swift’s first tiмe releasing мυltiple vinyl editions of her records—and given her history, it’s easy to see why soмe people woυld draw the connection.

As one X υser wrote, Eilish “clocked Taylor swift bad😭😭.” Another added, “the taylor diss,” while another agreed, writing, “She dragged Taylor throυgh the мυd I’м crying.”

Others, however, defended Eilish’s coммents and noted that Swift isn’t the only star who releases мυltiple vinyl versions of their albυмs. “swifties мad in the qυotes when billie is 100% right and taylor isn’t even the only artist who does this so why do υ think she’s the only one being shaded,” one X υser wrote. “Everyone clocking Taylor for this when we’ve seen artists like Ariana, Olivia, etc. doing the exact saмe thing now,” another person shared. “So let’s not point any fingers.”

Swift’s forthcoмing albυм was annoυnced back in Febrυary 2024, after she took hoмe her 13th Graммy Award for Pop Vocal Albυм for <eм>Midnights</eм>. Following the мajor annoυnceмent, the pop star took to Instagraм to reveal the albυм cover for <eм>The Tortυred Poets Departмent</eм> and confirм the release date: April 19, 2024.

“And so I enter into evidence мy tarnished coat of arмs, мy мυses, acqυired like brυises, мy talisмans and charмs. The tick, tick, tick of love boмbs, мy veins of pitch black ink,” read the second slide in the caroυsel post, seeмingly hinting at soмe of the υpcoмing record’s lyrics. “All’s fair in love and poetry… sincerely, The Chairмan of The Tortυred Poets Departмent.”

Jason Kelce appears to be enjoying his first offseason without NFL football. The recently-retired Philadelphia Eagles center maintains his successful “New Heights” podcast with brother Travis, and he made waves on Sunday with an appearance at WrestleMania XL — held, of course, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Kelce‘s WrestleMania cameo during a tag team match surprised many, but the 36-year-old himself would be in for a surprise when he received a special gift from another celebrtiy attendee at the biggest event in wrestling.

Jason Kelce surprised by Drew Barrymore’s gift after WrestleMania appearanceInstagram

Drew delivers a “golden title”

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The WWE championship belt is becoming a bit of a fixture with the Kelce brothers. Most recently, Travis sported the belt back in February as his Kansas City Chiefs celebrated their second Super Bowl victory in as many years. It’s the third time this decade that the WWE has commissioned a special belt to a Super Bowl champion, as part of its partnership with the NFL — and in 2022, Travis donned the belt at Jason‘s expense, after the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

But actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore, making her own surprise appearance at WrestleMania, had a special gift for Jason and longtime teammate Lane Johnson backstage at the Linc: the golden championship belt, which Jason was delighted to receive.

Barrymore was among several celebrities on hand in Philly to watch the biggest event in wrestling. Rapper Lil Wayne performed at the event, while Druski, Snoop Dogg, Meek Mill, and San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle were all spotted over the two-day event.

It remains to be seen whether Kelce will become a WWE mainstay or whether this was simply a perfect confluence of events, but it is an interesting possibility now that his NFL days are at an end. He certainly was a popular figure at WrestleMania XL, and his affable nature makes his future in the sport one to watch.

Former multiple-time NFL All-Pro center Jason Kelce might just have a future in WWE one day.

Kelce recently rocked the American football world after announcing his retirement from the game he dominated.  He had a 13-year career, earning a Super Bowl ring along the way. Throughout his time playing in the pros, Kelce played for the Philadelphia Eagles.He might be playing for a different team in another industry if his latest stunt is any indication.

A clip from “New Heights” was recently posted, and it showed Jason Kelce doing what any sane athlete who just retired would do, he went through a flaming table. It’s clear that Kelce was channeling his inner Mick Foley.

We’re not so sure if WWE would let him come crashing down on a flaming table these days, however. Kelce would appear to be a perfect guest for major WWE events since he has the personality to relate to WWE fans.

Let’s just hope that if he does show up at WrestleMania, the security team will actually know he’s a part of the show, unlike what happened with Rob Gronkowski back in 2017.

Well, if Jason Kelce decides he wants to pop up for either night of WrestleMania 40 this year it would make all the sense in the world. After all, this year’s WrestleMania will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. While “The Showcase of the Immortals” often has fans travel from all over the world to attend, the locals would surely be pleased to see the future Hall of Famer inside the ring.

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WWE usually brings massive names in for WrestleMania events. This tradition was no different for the 40th anniversary of the showcase of the immortals.

Rey Mysterio and Andrade teamed up at WrestleMania 40 to take on Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio. In the end, two unexpected WrestleMania guests got involved.

During the tag team match, two massive luchadors showed up at ringside. They helped Mr. 6-1-9 and Andrade win the match. Then the two masked men revealed themselves to be Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson.

WrestleMania 40’s Importance For Jason Kelce

This was a big surprise for the Lincoln Financial Field crowd, as the pro football players celebrated with Rey Mysterio and Andrade. In the end, both Kelce and Johnson also tore off their shirts in the midst of the excitement.

Jason Kelce played 13 seasons in the NFL, and in every one of them, he was the starting center for the Eagles. At 36 years old, he is now retired and he had a great time at Mania.

It was previously reported that WWE had reached out to Jason Kelce about making an appearance at WrestleMania 40. Travis Kelce apparently couldn’t make it, but they were able to land the former Eagles center for the show of shows.

SEScoops will have continued coverage of WWE WrestleMania 40. Keep checking back throughout the show, and afterward for more headlines!

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – APRIL 06: Rey Mysterio and former NFL player Jason Kelce react following a match during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Jason Kelce may still be exploring his options when it comes to life after the NFL, but if there’s any chance wrestling’s in his future, he’s already got a mentor locked and loaded.

The recently retired center made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 40, where he and Eagles teammate Lane Johnson jumped into the ring, their identities obscured by luchador masks, to assist Rey Mysterio and Andrade in their match against Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar, kicking off a potential new professional path for the athlete—one that seems to already be well-received.

When the duo ripped off their masks the crowd went wild, suggesting that wrestling fans would welcome a career shift from Kelce with open arms. Then, in the wake of the victory, WWE’s The Miz offered to train him, should he ever deign to set foot in the ring again.

According to TMZ, there’s a pretty good chance of it happening—plenty of folks they spoke with around the organization gave the publication a “resounding ‘Yes’” when asked if the WWE was open to additional opportunities with the NFL legend, though Kelce hasn’t at all addressed the possibility, though we expect to hear mention of it on the upcoming episode of New Heights.

The former NFLer is flush with potential right now, with Forged in Fire’s Doug Marcaida inviting him to participate in the History series and Arnold Schwarzenegger offering him his best advice for a potential gubernatorial run, just to name a few. But for now, Kelce doesn’t seem to have his eye on any specific prize, other than “looking forward to do[ing] something that’s not football.”

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