Tyrese Haliburton tore the Achilles in the opening quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals this past June. A few weeks ago on the Pat McAfee Show, the 25-year-old shared a positive update. “I’m good. I’m on to shoes now, so we’re out of the boot, which is nice. I feel like I do a million calf raises a day but we’re getting there, bro.” But could the recovery be in jeopardy?

Well, the 2x All-Star wants to put on a show for WWE and is not afraid to put his body on the line. Talking to Stephanie McMahon on her podcast, Haliburton said, “Trust me. You know how many times I’ve tried to convince your husband to let me go through a table or do something? Every time I say it, I’m like, okay, so, like, ‘What if we, you know.’” Thankfully, Triple H, aka Paul Levesque, the Chief Content Officer of WWE, is not letting it happen on his watch. “Yeah. Like, if you want me to be. If you want…Put me through a table.”

Going through a table in WWE would mean an added physical activity for the Pacers guard. Which the NBA and the Indy franchise won’t be a fan of. Levesque reminded Tyrese Haliburton of this. “And I keep telling him, and he’s like ‘the NBA would never let us’. I said, ‘Who cares? I don’t have to ask them.‘” In fact, Hali already had plans to even lie to the Pacers front office about it. “I tell our front office that all the time, cuz I’m like, ‘I’m going to WWE.’ (They ask)’You doing anything?’ I’m like, ‘No, but if I was, you would never know cuz you would tell me I couldn’t do it.‘”

The 25-year-old may be injured now and recovering from his ACL, but he has made plans to take a physical bump in WWE. “So I’m a big believer in ask for forgiveness, not permission. Eventually, I’m gonna get annoying enough that he’s (Triple H) gonna let me do something. I don’t know what it is, I’m gonna jump off the top. I feel like that’s my cheat code. Jump off the top rope into a crowd of, like, 10 guys standing up catch me,right?”

From going through a table, Haliburton then suggested a safer option of attempting a top rope dive on 10 people. Let’s see which of these demands Triple H actually listens to. Let’s not forget that the Pacers guard is an avid fan of WWE. From the moment he sat behind the announcer’s table at SummerSlam with his dad in 2021, to facing off with Jalen Brunson at Madison Square Garden during SmackDown. Hali’s love for WWE is also visible in his DX-themed shoes collaboration.

Triple H had to limit Tyrese Haliburton’s commitments

Apart from being a WWE fan, the Iowa State alum grew up as a die-hard member of the Cenation. Walking out with John Cena is any child’s dream. That’s what Tyrese Haliburton had in mind. “Like that would be the coldest shit ever. And he (Triple H) was like, you know, ‘we’ll talk, we’ll talk about it.’ And then of course I get hurt.” Imagine Cena, the 17x Champion, and Haliburton being the NBA champion, a photo would really break the net. But an injury in the NBA finals took away that potential moment.

But his love of WWE did not deter him in any way. Recently, the point guard attended the Wrestlepalooza event, hosted at the Pacers’ home court, Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It was the first time that WWE’s PPV (PLE) would be broadcasting on ESPN. Since it was his off-season and the event in Indy, Haliburton became the unofficial spokesperson and did multiple media duties. This led to HHH acknowledging the efforts of the 2x All-Star. “I also want to shout out to Tyrese Halliburton.”

Levesque continued on the Wrestlepalooza post-show, “When he said he was going to come here and take part in this, they just kept adding more and more stuff and asking him to do more and more stuff to the point where I was like, geez, the guy doesn’t work here. Can we put you out of his flack? But just such a wonderful human being.” From doing a WWE NXT event in Orlando to appearing against Jalen Brunson on an episode of SmackDown.

Let’s not forget he is a playable character in 2K25 alongside JB and Shaquille O’Neal as NBA stars. So, it’s clear that the partnership is booming. Let’s see if the Pacers’ front office actually put a pin on his future plans of taking a bump in WWE.