Grammy-winning musician Jelly Roll is eager to transition from a celebrity guest spot in WWE to a committed in-ring competitor.
Following his participation in a tag team match at SummerSlam, the singer has expressed a strong desire for a substantial run with the company, potentially wrestling every week. His debut match saw him team with Randy Orton against Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre, an experience that has seemingly fueled his ambition for more.
Speaking in an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Jelly Roll made it clear that his SummerSlam appearance was not intended as a one-off. He reflected on his current status and future aspirations within WWE, comparing his experience to that of fellow musician Bad Bunny.
“I’m in the company, but I’m also not in the company. I will wrestle again, for sure,” Jelly Roll stated. “But I want to run it back — I want to do more. I get why Bad Bunny did Backlash now, because I know he walked out of the ring that night realizing how much more he could give.”
Jelly Roll wants a ‘6 to 9 month’ run in WWE
The experience left Jelly Roll feeling he had unfinished business and could significantly improve upon his initial performance. He is now contemplating a much larger commitment, potentially involving a regular wrestling schedule over several months.
“Do I want a singles match this time? I don’t know. I just know that one great scenario is that I’d like to get involved in a run. I’d like to wrestle every Friday — I’d like to get involved in a 6–9 month run,” he explained.
“But I definitely gotta do one more, though, man, just because like anything else in life — you did it once, and you think you were prepared, but you weren’t. You leave there… all I could think about is knowing everything I could have done better.”
Jelly Roll also admitted that his comfort level with the physical aspects of professional wrestling, specifically taking bumps, developed very close to his SummerSlam match. Now, with that initial hurdle overcome, he feels ready to embrace more physicality and expand his in-ring repertoire.
“I just started getting comfortable taking bumps the week we went out for SummerSlam,” he revealed. “Now I feel so much more at ease taking full-blown clotheslines — there’s just so much more I can do.” Despite their efforts, Jelly Roll and Randy Orton were ultimately unsuccessful in their SummerSlam match against Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre.
