“Do You Think Tony Stewart Will Let Him Use the Hearse?” – NASCAR Fans React to WWE Legend The Undertaker’s Announcement
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The Undertaker is one of the most decorated icons in WWE history. Although professional wrestling is the career path he chose and mastered in, he has expressed his passion in many other sports. Taker was a former basketball player, watches football as a Texas Longhorns, enjoys UFC and he plays golf too.
Besides this, ‘The Phenom’ is going to be an honorary pace car driver this Sunday at a NASCAR event. Hearing the exciting news, WWE and NASCAR fandom are going wild on Twitter with many interesting comments. As the legend is officially adding his name to the WWE Hall of Fame next week, this will be another astonishing moment to celebrate ‘The Deadman’.
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The Undertaker Is All Set To Drive For NASCAR At Austin
NASCAR is coming to Texas this weekend for a series of races at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). This time at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, ‘The Phenom‘ will lead the field to the green flag as an Honorary Pace Car driver. WWE announced the news during the latest SmackDown episode.
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Since then, the mutual fans of both sports are reacting to the announcement on social media. Under the tweet by reporter Alan Cavanna, many hilarious remarks are popping up. One fan wrote, “Do you the think @TonyStewart will let him use the hearse?”, as Tony Stewart is a former professional stock car racer and current co-owner of Stewart-Hass racing.
GONG!!!!!!
Just announced…@undertaker will drive the pace car Sunday at @NASCARatCOTA pic.twitter.com/tlDDphKzP9
— Alan Cavanna (@AlanCavanna) March 26, 2022
Many of the comments are based on the Undertaker’s physique and how at least a hearse or truck will be needed for him to drive. Some of the sarcastic comments said, “Y’all gonna need a bigger pace car” and “Someone buy some crisco and a shoe horn…you might need it.”
Moreover, fans joked about how it would be the slowest pace lap of all time, as the Undertaker is famous for the slowest entrance to the ring.
Taker Is Excited to Be the Honorary Pace Car Driver
The Undertaker will be inducted to the Hall of Fame class of 2022 by WWE CEO Vince McMahon himself. Besides the grand ceremony, Taker will appear on this Sunday’s NASCAR at COTA’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.
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NEWS | @WWE legend The @undertaker to drive pace car at Sunday’s @EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix!
📰: https://t.co/gnNsxsdW67#EchoParkGP | #NASCARatCOTA pic.twitter.com/XFLeOEnLTz
— NASCAR at COTA (@NASCARatCOTA) March 26, 2022
Talking to ComicBook.com, he shared his excitement to partake in a car racing event for the first time. “I am honored to be the Honorary Pace Car driver at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin. It’s a big week for Texas with WrestleMania in Dallas on April 2 and April 3, and I am excited to kick it off at Circuit of The Americas,” ‘The Phenom’ said.
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Five Shocking Facts About WWE Legend The Undertaker
Even though it seems like an unusual thing for a WWE legend to appear on NASCAR event, Taker is actually from Houston, Texas, and follows many sports outside wrestling. Further, it will be amusing to watch ‘The Deadman’s’ resurrection in a pace car.
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