SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRONA) – The San Jose Sharks are teaming up with World Wrestling Entertainment to host their first-ever WWE-themed match at the SAP Center in San Jose on Saturday, October 11.
The Sharks will face the Anaheim Ducks less than a week before WWE Friday Night SmackDown hits Shark Tank. The game starts at 7 p.m
Fans in attendance will receive a personalized WWE-inspired mini chair phone holder, along with other unique fan experiences such as a special WWE-themed booth and a “Name the Wrestler Song” contest.
Before the match, multi-time WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY – Johnny Gargano (aka Johnny wrestling) and Tommaso Ciampa (aka Psycho killer or Black heart) – Join Ending with Kor and Tor To drop the puck, hang up socks and talk about hockey.
When asked if the duo were hockey fans — or if they had ever been to a hockey game — Gargano took the mic to talk about how important hockey in his home was to wrestling.
“Yes, I’ve been to a lot of hockey games,” Gargano said. “So my wife, (WWE star) Candice LeRae, is a huge hockey fan. She’s a huge (Anaheim) Ducks fan, so she makes sure I watch hockey all the time. I’m from Cleveland, Ohio. We don’t have a hockey team. We lean toward a football, baseball and basketball town, but my wife is a huge hockey fan. So, yeah, by marriage, I’m a hockey fan.”
“I’m a Disney on Ice guy, so it’s like one step below,” Ciampa added. “It’s the same thing. It’s very similar. I don’t know if you’ve ever done it before. It’s right there. The same thing.”
Tor followed up with a burning question: Who’s tougher – hockey players or wrestlers?
“I mean, if we were skating, we could scream our butts off, I’ll tell you that. Because this guy here (points to Gargano), there’s no coordination. But in the ring, I think we can handle ourselves,” Ciampa replied.
“Yes, it just depends on the scenario,” Gargano said.
“What if you wore hockey shoes to the rink?” Gargano asked his tag team partner.
“If I’m qualified to win, I’ll win, I’ll tell you that much,” Ciampa replied.
Corr suggested that the two take a page from wrestling legend Norman Smiley’s playbook. “Well, I mean you could pull off Norman Smiley’s trick one of these days, you know, and walk to the rink in a full ski suit.”
“Make the big wiggle. Make the big wiggle, yeah. Hey, we love Norman,” #DIY said in unison.
If you’re a Disney On Ice fan like Tommaso Ciampa, Disney on Ice presents Frozen & Encanto It will slide into SAP Center in a few weeks from October 23rd to October 26th. Tickets can be purchased here.