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WWE Presence Felt During Super Bowl LIV With The Rock, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks, Roman Reigns, More

Wrestling WWE The Rock Daniel Bryan Sasha Banks Roman Reigns Ric Flair John Cena
Robert DeFelice Feb 2, 2020 10:32PM

There was a strong WWE presence at the Super Bowl LIV that was broadcast on Fox.

To kick off the big game, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson opened it up as only he can, providing all of the electricity he typically provides the WWE Universe.

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Following up on that, Roman Reigns and Sasha Banks were featured in a Pizza Hut advert it also featured the very fun Fox football robot that was featured during the 2019 WWE draft.

Lastly, two-time WWE Hall of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair was featured in an ad for hummus that also featured the likes of T-Pain.

John Cena was also featured in a commercial for Michelob Ultra.

Daniel Bryan was featured in a commercial for Discover Card

Ryan Scully, Discover’s SVP of Brand, Media and Consumer Insights, about the company’s interaction with Daniel Bryan, "When we looked at ways to extend our "Yes" conversation, Daniel Bryan was a natural choice.  His personality, signature chant, and ability to connect with sports and entertainment fans are unique and energizing.”  
 
Following the game, the “Yes” spot with Daniel Bryan will run on WWE Smackdown on FOX, as well as spots during the NHL on NBC and the NBA on TNT.

In other wrestling-Super Bowl news, George Kittle hit Pentagon Jr.’s signature “cero miedo” taunt. this is something that he's done quite a few times and has said in past interviews that he is very inspired by the way that Pentagon Jr. performs

You can see WWE SmackDown every Friday night on the Fox network and an advertisement for SmackDown was shown multiple times throughout the big game.

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