Haliburton did media at WWE Fastlane.
WWE’s 2023 Fastlane Premium Live Event emanated from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Among those in attendance was Indiana Pacers guard, Tyrese Haliburton.
In addition to being front row for the event, Haliburton participated in the post-show media scrum and asked a question to Damage CTRL’s Bayley. Dustin Dopirak of IndyStar published a story about Haliburton being present at Fastlane and noted that it was six weeks ago that the NBA All-Star guard asked Pacers head coach, Rick Carlisle, about attending the event.
Today, the Indiana Pacers are playing the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis as a part of the NBA pre-season. Here’s a write-up from the article:
So Haliburton asked Rick Carlisle six weeks ago if he could travel to Memphis separately and still make the event, and Carlisle approved the plans for his All-Star point guard and the face of his franchise.
Haliburton spoke to reporters about his fandom of pro wrestling and WWE. It began when he watched shows alongside his late uncle Gary. Tyrese and his father attend shows together as well.
My uncle Gary, he’s deceased now, but when I was a kid, he used to come to my house and we’d always watch it together. Every time I think about it, I think of my uncle Gary. He knew my mom would pay for the pay-per-views if I cried hard enough for it. It’s just a memory I have with him. And my dad always took me whenever they came to Wisconsin. Every WWE event, I always take my dad…
The next Premium Live Event on the docket for WWE is Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on November 4th. As of this writing, no matches have been announced.
