Music megastar Jelly Roll has been incredibly open about his life-changing health and weight loss journey, and he recently revealed that his lifelong dream of stepping into a WWE ring served as the “North Star” for his transformation.
A Lifelong Dream
The Grammy-nominated artist, who has lost an incredible 240 pounds, explained on What Do You Wanna Talk About With Cody Rhodes that his motivation for getting in shape was deeply intertwined with his passion for professional wrestling. He described the opportunity to compete at SummerSlam as a “selfish” desire to live out a dream he’s had since he was a child.
The Smallest Since Seventh Grade
Jelly Roll stated that when he walks to the ring at SummerSlam, it will be a monumental personal achievement, as he will be at his smallest and healthiest since he was in middle school.
“One, it was a little selfish, and I don’t do very many things selfishly, but there’s nothing in life I wanted more as a kid than to stand in that ring. You know what I mean? Like nothing. I didn’t want a microphone more. I didn’t want a sold out show more. I didn’t have no I didn’t know I had a music bone in my body at the time, but I knew that something happened every Monday night that got me so emotionally fired up I couldn’t sleep until Tuesday. Yeah, you know what I mean. I knew I connected to the storytelling in such a way. I found myself in the characters. I found myself in these humans. You know that I wanted to, I just, I wanted to try it, and it became a North Star my weight loss. So almost, when I first signed up for it, it was almost like, I’ll never actually do it, like I’ll never actually lose 240 pounds… When I walk on there that night, when I walk, when you watch me walk to the ring at SummerSlam, I will be the smallest I’ve been since the seventh grade.”
Many within the wrestling industry, including WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, have praised Jelly Roll for his serious approach to his training and his clear respect for the business. His journey has been an inspiration to many of his fans, both in music and now in wrestling.
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