- Luke Littler has received an invite to WWE Live at the O2 Arena in London
- WWE contacted Littler after he reached the final of the World Darts Championship
- The teenage darts star said his walkout music was inspired by Wrestlemania 33
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Luke Littler has been given a special invitation by the wrestling promotion to WWE Live at the O2 Arena in London, following his 'incredible' performance at the PDC World Darts Championship.
The 16-year-old sensationally stormed his way to the final of the tournament, where he was beaten 7-4 by Luke Humphries.
But on his debut at Alexandra Palace, Littler won praise from fans around the world for his performances, with 4.8 million people tuning in to Sky Sports' coverage of the final, their most watched non-football event in history.
Littler defeated his hero and former champion Raymond van Barneveld, before beating both Brendan Dolan and Rob Cross to book his place in the showpiece event.
The wrestling organization praised the Warrington-born darts star's performance on social media, writing on X (formerly Twitter) 'Incredible run @LuketheNuke180.'
Luke Littler has been given a special invite to WWE Live in London at the O2 Arena in April
The wrestling organization contacted the teenage darts star and praised him for his sensational participation in the final of the PDC Darts World Championship
Littler claimed his walkout music, Pitbull's 'Greenlight', was inspired by a trip to watch Wrestlemania 33 in 2017
Ahead of the final, Littler had also explained to BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough why he chose Pitbull's 'Greenlight' as his walkout music, with the darts star stating he was inspired to take on the song after attending Wrestlemania. 33 in 2017.
When asked about his song choice, he told the station, “It was from Wrestlemania 33, in 2017. I went to Orlando, Florida with my dad; it was incredible.'
Hearing his inspiration, WWE invited Littler to WWE Live on April 19 in London, claiming they could even play the song for him at the event.
The promotion wrote: 'We heard #WrestleMania 33 inspired your entrance music at @BBCR1, so you're officially invited to @TheO2 on April 19 when WWE rolls through London. We might even get you @Pitbull's “Greenlight”!”
Pitbull performed at the event in 2017 along with co-artists Flo Rida, Lunchmoney Lewis and Stephen Marley.
“It's fair to say I don't like wrestling anymore,” Littler told BBC Radio 1. “I think I've grown out of it, but that's just an experience of being at WrestleMania, and I've number was simply removed. him (Pitbull).”
He was also asked if the world-famous artist would know who he was, to which Littler replied, “I don't think he does, but I sure hope he does.”
Littler was also praised by other stars from the sporting world, including David Beckham, who the 16-year-old claimed had messaged him ahead of the final.
Pitbull had performed at Wrestlemania and Littler subsequently adopted it as his strike song
After the defeat, Littler and Humphries embraced on the Alexandra Palace podium
Littler, a Man United fan himself, explained that the football icon had sent him a message saying: 'Well done. Once red, always red.'
Despite all eyes being on him in recent weeks, Littler said he would remain “sober” and enjoy some well-deserved time off with his family.
“I just go home, go somewhere and relax and then I go back to the board when I need to,” he said.
“(I'm) going somewhere with the family so we can have some time to ourselves.”