Overview

• Jelly Roll completed two consecutive nights as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live on July 16–17, using the platform to stage scripted confrontations with Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul.
• During the July 16 episode, Jelly Roll and partner Randy Orton were interrupted by McIntyre and Paul, and Jelly Roll ended the segment by chokeslamming Paul through the breakaway desk.
• The televised brawls are promotional beats for SummerSlam, where Jelly Roll and Orton will face Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre in a tag team match in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
• Since early July, Jelly Roll has been living and training daily at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando under coach Matt Bloom and receiving guidance from Hall of Famers including The Undertaker and Michelle McCool.
• Jelly Roll’s WWE crossover follows a dramatic 200-pound weight loss and reflects WWE’s strategy of integrating celebrity personalities to broaden mainstream appeal.