Despite His Return To The NFL, Gronk Will Proudly Defend His WWE 24/7 Championship Against All Comers

TMZ Sports – Rob joined his brother, Chris, on his “Gronk’d UP” podcast to discuss the status of his championship … and he makes it clear he’s got his eyes peeled for anyone looking to steal his belt — even Bucs head coach Bruce Arians.

“Imagine coming out of the meeting room, I’m like looking to my left down the hallway … looking to my right to make sure no one is out of the meetings yet, and then all of a sudden … Coach Arians just comes out of nowhere with a flying elbow and takes me out and pins me and becomes the 24/7 champ,” Gronk says.

“That would be legendary. That would be an honor to lose to him.”

Of course, the point of the 24/7 belt is ANYONE can come out of nowhere to try to take it from Gronk … and he says he’s gonna have a huge target on his back once the coronavirus pandemic is over.

While Rob Gronkowski’s return to the gridiron and Tom Brady drew a lot more headlines than his side gig in WWE, you have to admire how he hasn’t forgotten the duties he has as a titleholder. I’m sure WWE thought they were going to get a main event level attraction when they signed Gronk to a lucrative deal and the jury is strongly out on that one as he holds a title belt that’s mostly treated as a one-note joke:

But there is some opportunity for the embattled pro wrestling company to rise with Gronk’s tide. Gronk will be an even more appreciated public figure with the exposure he gets from the Tom Brady Magical Mystery Tour in Tampa Bay. Normally NFL contracts would bar any off-season contact, as was the case when PacMan Jones briefly dabbled in the pseudo sport while suspended. Gronk signed his WWE deal before his official agreement with the Bucs so one would think he could be given some extra leeway to fulfill those contractual duties, particularly given that both the NFL and WWE are key partners for FOX.

Would it be the most shocking thing to see Gronk partake in some extracurricular scripted activities this offseason? Maybe we even see the TB12 Method and a severe lack of circulation-reducing tomatoes result in Tom Brady picking up a title win for the lulz? The world is their oyster to drum up some silly media headlines if everyone’s playing ball with WWE antics.

All I can suggest is that Gronk listen to this song on a loop. If he’s going to hold off “Esquire Smooth” Bruce Arians and his famed flying elbow drop once Bucs facilities are back open, he’s going to need all the inspiration he can get: