Former NFL star Rob Gronkowski is set for next week's episode of SmackDown.
After it was reported that he is signing with WWE, Gronkowski's close friend Mojo Rawley confirmed that he will appear on the March 20 episode of SmackDown.
GET HYPE, @MichaelCole!!!@RobGronkowski will be in the house on NEXT FRIDAY'S #SmackDown!!! @MojoRawleyWWE @TripleH pic.twitter.com/E8f4mI9AjH
— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020
--------@MojoRawleyWWE announces that @RobGronkowski will be on #SmackDown NEXT WEEK!!! pic.twitter.com/RGeWY6caKb
— WWE (@WWE) March 14, 2020
On the March 10 episode of WWE Backstage, Ryan Satin revealed that Gronkowski, a former Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, is close to signing with WWE. A later report indicated that Gronkowski did sign with the company.
Also announced for next week's episode of SmackDown is a contract signing for the Universal Championship match between Goldberg and Roman Reigns for WrestleMania.
Tonight's episode of SmackDown is taking place at the WWE Performance Center and the March 16 episode of Raw will also take place there. There is no word on if the March 20 episode of SmackDown will be the same.
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