Rap star eager to trade bars for body slams in potential wrestling debut
Cardi B might be ready to step out of the studio and into the squared circle. According to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker is seriously eyeing an in-ring moment as she gears up to host this year’s SummerSlam in August.
“I don’t know if anybody can control Cardi B… If she wants to [wrestle], it’s going to be hard to talk her out of it,” Triple H told Billboard. “Whatever she’s going to do, she’s going to do… she’s a lot of fun to work with.”
A longtime WWE fan, Cardi has often voiced her love for pro wrestling online. And now, with her SummerSlam role confirmed, speculation is growing that she might follow in the footsteps of other celebrity participants by getting physical in the ring.
Former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez even threw down the gauntlet, challenging Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion to a tag team match. “That offer still stands,” said Morgan. “I’d love to beat them in my hometown.”
Should it happen, Cardi would join a growing list of hip hop stars — including Travis Scott and Sexyy Red — who’ve made waves in WWE.