Eminem is reportedly dipping his toe into the wrestling business.
Slim Shady has agreed to a deal to contribute to the soundtrack for WWE’s upcoming WWE 2K20 video game, according to Fightful. He will also appear on an episode of the company’s weekly show SmackDown Live later this year.
The WWE 2K series is no stranger to Hip Hop. The WWE 2K17 soundtrack was curated by Diddy.
No timeframe for Eminem’s appearance on SmackDown Live has been revealed, but the rap superstar will presumably wait until the show moves to FOX in October. New entries in the WWE 2K series are typically released that same month, making it a fitting time for Eminem to appear and promote the video game.
Eminem has never made an appearance on WWE television before, despite a rumor about a potential collaboration surfacing in 2008.
However, his rival Machine Gun Kelly was once involved in a memorable moment on WWE RAW in 2015. During a July episode of the show, MGK got in a confrontation with wrestler Kevin Owens and was powerbombed off a stage.
Check out the clip of MGK on RAW below.
UPDATE: Dennis Dennehy, a spokesperson for Eminem, has denied any deal between Slim Shady and WWE in a statement to Pro Wrestling Sheet.
“There was a very brief, exploratory conversation that involved a third party and 2K Sports, not Eminem’s team,” he said. “It has not gone beyond preliminary discussions, and any reports to the contrary are false. Right now there are no plans to further pursue it.”
Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, who originally reported the deal, is standing by his story despite the denial. An updated version of the article insists the deal was closed on March 12. It also says “Eminem’s team and management weren’t happy about the news leaking on Tuesday afternoon.”
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People and Times have changed… Lol anyone remember eminem hating on wrestling??
MMLP on the track Marshall Mathers going in on ICP
Wale is gonna be so jealous
You know your career has gone downhill when your resorting to gimmicks like wrestling to stay in the spotlight, watch by this time next year he will be wrestling those clown posse fools at a wrestling event tagteam match with John Cena or someone
Right I’m sure his career has gone down hill making a deal with a billion dollar company. dipshit
You’re retarded
Yeah, like his latest album didn’t really sell or gain a shit load of streams. You’re right, his career is done.
MGK did that wrestling thing and he’s been wack ever since, must’ve hit his head.
Well he never been dope, so no skill were lost in the accident.
What’s next Eminem? A clothing line collaboration with KOHL’S?
Yeah, right after his partnership with Depends!
Em’s ‘Survival’ with Skylar Grey was also on 2k19 so its not a new move… But maybe original music like ‘Rock Bottom 2’ featuring The Rock or ‘You Can’t See Me’ featuring Stevie Wonder.
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Wow!!! I’m so amazed by the things this man has accomplished and I’m so happy to find a place where other people feel the same way!!! I’m the ultimate Eminem fan and I think he’s the greatest. He may be white but, he is way better than any of these other black rappers and they can’t and will never compare to his music. He’s genetically superior so it’s not their fault it’s just how it is. Everything us white folks do we elevate and are way more successful in how we do it. That’s why we own the teams and to so extent the players careers we pay to entertain us. Eminem your the best can’t wait to see what you do next. I love this place!!!
You ain’t white..
You’ll never win with that acting you dirty fool..
I’m white and it’s not about color, there’s a lot of African American rappers who can go bar for bar with Eminem.
Royce da 5’9 is one of those MC’s.
My favorite rapper of all time is Eminem, but I can’t stand phony people like you trying to make it about color, when it’s not about color.
It’s about skill, it’s always been about skills.
Eminem is a lyrical genius.
So is Royce, Crooked and Black Thoughts.
I grew up listening to Rap and Hip Hop.
I love this culture.
No it’s about race Tom Brady is the best quarter back to ever play in the NFL a white guy. Eminem is the best rapper in the world a white guy. Trump is the president of the most powerful nation in the world a white guy .Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world a white guy. Superior…. Can’t deny reality. I love me some Eminem!!!
Bro ur racist af, first of all tomorrow Brady is a cheater, 2 nd of all Obama was president like 3 times sooooo fuck Donald and his not even full term yet, and Jeff bezos is a terrible CEO, sounds like you need to do a bit of homework before you mention this kind of thing to the public, and if you think your right, tell me who the top 3 basketball players of all time are…. Wait I’ll spoil it, there all black?
I wouldn’t say Royce can go bar to bar with em but very close ya
Eminem is the greatest!!! He proves white people are superior even in a black man’s industry…. Best rapper alive!!! Best rapper ever to do it!!! G.O.A.T.
What year is this? No one cares about Eminem
2019 and beyond.
Eminem will forever be relevant, deal with it fool
This 2019 dummy. Shitload of people care for Eminem. Just see his latest numbers mgk cocsuker.
Perhaps homosexuals such as yourself care. But regular people don’t.
Damn really?All I’ve ever seen is a artist that made it ,took rap redefined it! lyrically blessed claimed 1st well for ever in hip hop ,and yall haters can’t get over the fact that jealously wont ever get you know we’re !real talk B happy for the guy leave it at that…..?