Donald Trump will reportedly be grilled by The Undertaker this week after agreeing to appear as a guest on the WWE legend’s podcast.
The 78-year-old Trump is increasing as much media attention as possible ahead of next month’s presidential elections, when he will compete with Kamala Harris for the top job in the White House.
And in his bid to top Harris and retake the presidency, the Republican leader will look to win over the wrestling community as he joins The Undertaker – whose real name is Mark Calaway – on his ‘Six Feet Under’ podcast.
According to political reporter Alex Isenstadt, via @WrestleOpsCalaway will interview Trump on his podcast sometime this week.
The former president – who doubled down on his attack on Kamala’s race this week – has a long history with the WWE having appeared on several shows amid his close relationship with co-founder Vince McMahon.
Donald Trump will reportedly be grilled by The Undertaker on the WWE icon’s podcast
He even played a key role in a storyline at WrestleMania 23 in 2007, defeating McMahon in a Battle of the Billionaires match that led to the ex-WWE chief having his head shaved.
Wrestling great Hulk Hogan also appeared at the Republican National Convention this summer to support him.
However, Trump clearly does not have the support of everyone involved with the world-famous wrestling promotion.
Former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista took aim at the American tycoon, mocking him as weak and overweight in a video on Jimmy Kimmel’s show this week.
“Is he the strong Alpha Man that many voters think he is? Not according to one of the toughest guys I know, he’s not,” Kimmel said as he introduced the sketch after saying “young, straight, white men love Donald Trump” and “see him as a ‘macho, macho man.
It started in a boxing ring, where Bautista showed off his physical prowess and declared, “Men, we need to talk.”
“A lot of men seem to think Donald Trump is a tough guy. He’s not.’
Trump has a long history with the WWE having appeared at several events in the past
The Undertaker, whose real name is Mark Calaway, will grill him sometime this week
Former WWE star Dave Bautista mocked Trump as part of a skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live
He then went through a series of one-liners. ‘Look at him. He wears more makeup than Dolly Parton,” Bautista said, as the camera cut to a bronzed statue of Trump.
He says “that man is afraid of birds” and “made his father pay a doctor to say his feet hurt so he could avoid the draft” – a reference to the bone spurs that kept him out of Vietnam but didn’t get him stopped outside the golf links.
The video shows unflattering images of Trump’s “underbelly,” which he likens to a “garbage bag full of buttermilk.”
Other jokes involve Trump’s challenges with an umbrella, the superhero-like trading cards he hands out, and his challenges while sipping from very small bottles of water, to laughter from the Jimmy Kimmel Live audience.
That’s in contrast to Bautista, who played Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, delivering several strong performances while ranting that Trump “cheats at golf” and “has skills – big ones, like Dolly Parton.”
Some insults are not suitable for all ages, but Bautista also says he is “moody, pouts, throws tantrums” and “bows down to Putin.”
Bautista called Trump “tubby” and compared him to singer Dolly Parton in the sketch
The joke caused a lot of laughter among the studio audience, but comes with a vulnerability that is quite serious for Kamala Harris: the erosion of support among men.
It’s part of the electoral landscape that pits the candidate seeking to become the first female president against Trump, who is making the “fight, fight, fight” champion and surviving an assassin a central part of his reelection efforts.
Trump has long touted the prowess of the US military, saying he took out a top Iranian leader and accusing rivals of being “weak” or “losers.” His convention featured Hulk Hogan, and his rallies featured James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.”
According to the latest Wall Street Journal poll, he has a 10-point lead among men. Harris is building a strong lead among women, with abortion becoming a top issue.