{"id":62587,"date":"2026-04-16T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/darius-ruckermirrors-jelly-roll-and-signs-a-deal-with-the-wwe\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:15:50","slug":"darius-ruckermirrors-jelly-roll-and-signs-a-deal-with-the-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/darius-ruckermirrors-jelly-roll-and-signs-a-deal-with-the-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Darius RuckerMirrors Jelly Roll and Signs a Deal With the WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While most people know <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/darius-rucker\">Darius Rucker<\/a> from his music, some will be introduced to him for the first time after he signed a deal with WWE.<\/p>\n<h3>What Will Darius Rucker Do for WWE?<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXKBUM7Dle2\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" target=\"_blank\">Country Minute<\/a>, Rucker has signed a major merchandise deal with WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Rucker said, \u201cNot sure if y\u2019all knew this, but I\u2019m a HUGE wrestling fan!! I have been my whole life! That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited to share the new WWE line in my Fanatics collection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jelly-roll-wwe-unreal-facts\/\">Jelly Roll on \u2018WWE: Unreal\u2019 \u2014 9 Moments That Prove He\u2019s as Real as It Gets<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In his social media post, Rucker models a couple of the T-shirts himself. One is a Randy Orton RKO shirt. The other is a Brock Lesnar shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Rucker&#8217;s line also includes a CM Punk shirt and a Roman Reigns button-up, along with plenty of other options. All are available on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanatics.com\/wwe\/darius-rucker-collection-by-fanatics\/o-4588433671+br-894595050+z-8-4010857209\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fanatics<\/em><\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h3>Will Darius Rucker Wrestle in WWE?<\/h3>\n<p>While anything is possible \u2014 and wrestlers like Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan competed well into their later years \u2014 it isn\u2019t likely that someone like Darius Rucker would take on training and step into the ring at this point in his life, at age 59.<\/p>\n<p>Although, we\u2019ve learned to never say never. Our very own country superstar, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jelly-roll\">Jelly Roll<\/a>, has made multiple appearances in WWE after losing weight, at age 40.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"183\">Naturally, with everything on the internet these days, fans are quick to share their reactions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"394\">Some are just now learning that Rucker is a longtime wrestling fan, while others are enjoying seeing which superstars made it into his collection \u2014 including CM Punk, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"547\">Overall, the collaboration has sparked plenty of conversation, with fans weighing in on the crossover between country music and WWE.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"699\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">At the end of the day, moments like this bring new audiences together \u2014 and for country music, more mainstream exposure is always a win for the genre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Top 10 Darius Rucker Songs <\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Ever since he broke into the country scene in 2008, Darius Rucker has had a knack for delivering warm, heartfelt country songs about life, love and everything in between. Here are 10 of his best. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">See Photos of Jelly Roll Joining the Grand Ole Opry<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Jelly Roll put another notch in his country music legacy on Tuesday night (March 10) when he officially joined the Grand Ole Opry. Keep scrolling to see all the best photos from the ceremony, including shots of Jelly receiving his official induction trophy from Lainey Wilson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/cliptak\" target=\"_blank\">Carena Liptak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=75&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/darius-rucker-wwe-collection\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While most people know Darius Rucker from his music, some will be introduced to him for the first time after he signed a deal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":62588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}