Oh dear! Wayne Rooney slaps WWE Wrestler Wade Barrett (PHOTOS)
Wayne Rooney decided
to relax a little and went for a WWE match in Manchester accompanied by
coach Ryan Giggs, former teammate Darren Fletcher and son Kai. Little
did the Manchester crowd know they were in for a thrill. After
spotting the Man. U captain, Manchester-wrestler Wade
Barrett attempted to playfully humiliate Rooney. Wade, 35, goaded him,
saying: 'In this ring are
two men who can easily be described as championship material. Which
is, of course, more than can be said of Wayne Rooney and Manchester
United.'
Rooney,
of course, is no stranger to 'pretend' fighting after a video of him
apparently being knocked out by Phil Bardsley went viral in March
Barrett didn't end there. He now goaded Rooney and his son seated ringside which the England striker apparently couldn't take.
'I'd
hate for your little boy to sit there and watch his own father fail.
Because let's face it, he gets to experience that every single time you
step on a football pitch.'
Wayne Rooney then stood up challenged Barrett to a fight, gesticulating to the
wrestler to come down from the ring to which the wrestler responded.
Upon reaching Rooney's ringside sit, the Manchester united striker
slapped him, all to the amazement of little son Kai Rooney...Lol
The
amazed Manchester crowd chanted Rooney's name as the striker's blow
left Barrett sprawling on the floor. The incident - true to professional
wrestling - was of course scripted and England skipper Rooney
'revelled' his role.
Afterwards, Barrett tweeted: 'I'm heading to Old Trafford early tomorrow morning. I hope @WayneRooney has the guts to meet me there.' He then added: 'Does anyone have Phil Bardsley's phone number?'
A
WWE source, speaking to Sportsmail, said: 'It was brilliant. Wayne was
in great spirits before the event and he happily agreed to take part in
the stunt with Wade Barrett. The fans absolutely loved it and I'm sure
his son Kai would have enjoyed it too.'
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