Overview
- In WWE: Unreal, Jelly Roll recounts realizing at SummerSlam 2024 that his size endangered his life after needing help to stand during a segment with R-Truth and The Miz.
- He committed to return fitter and made his in-ring debut at SummerSlam 2025, teaming with Randy Orton in a loss to Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul.
- Reporting notes he entered the 2025 match at 299 pounds and later told Men’s Health he reached 265 pounds after previously peaking at about 540.
- WWE executive Bruce Pritchard says Jelly Roll secured two houses near the Orlando training facility so he could train by day and work on music at night.
- Jelly Roll says competing in a WWE celebrity match was a longtime personal goal that guided his pursuit of the opportunity.