{"id":142624,"date":"2025-09-25T22:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=142624"},"modified":"2025-09-26T05:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:48:11","slug":"nba-superstar-tyrese-haliburton-wants-to-go-through-a-wwe-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/25\/nba-superstar-tyrese-haliburton-wants-to-go-through-a-wwe-table\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Superstar Tyrese Haliburton Wants to go Through a WWE table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton appeared on Stephanie McMahon\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Story?\u201d podcast and revealed his intention to get physical in the WWE. Haliburton admitted to his countless attempts to gain permission from WWE COO Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque to take a table bump.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tyrese Haliburton wants to go through a table\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zeez9LMmlOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Haliburton told McMahon, \u201cYou know how many times I tried to convince your husband to let me go through a table or do something?\u2026 Put me through a table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Pacers\u2019 superstar had been denied due to potential legalities in his NBA contract. Haliburton said, \u201cHe\u2019s (Levesque) like &#8216;the NBA would never let us\u201d and I said, \u201cWho cares?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Hali in WWE<\/h2>\n<p>The 25-year-old is a lifelong WWE fan and has been involved in programming since 2024. His stare-down with the New York Knicks\u2019 rival Jalen Brunson on Smackdown has led to incredible personal opportunities. Haliburton has received his own official WWE merchandise and was included in the WWE 2K25 \u201cDunks and Destruction\u201d DLC pack.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton square off at SmackDown: SmackDown highlights, June 28, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8glzO2QHRA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WWE has a partnership with Indiana Sports Corp that will see Lucas Oil Stadium host major PLEs. The Royal Rumble took place in Indianapolis earlier this year, and the city has been promised both WrestleMania and SummerSlam. With Haliburton being the face of Indiana sports, it is expected that he will appear frequently for the WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity involvement in WWE has always existed regardless of the reception garnered. The likes of Jelly Roll and Bad Bunny have both had successful matches in recent years. On the other hand, rapper Travis Scott&#8217;s run-in at WrestleMania is universally criticized. Whilst NBA fans have been clamoring for a showdown with Brunson, the probability of Haliburton stepping into the squared circle is zero.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Impaulsive podcast, Haliburton said the following. \u201cI could never get in the ring because my pain tolerance is nothing.\u201d He added, \u201cI&#8217;ve been to the PC a couple of times and tried to run the ropes. And I\u2019m like, these hurt. They hurt my back.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The SummerSlam proposal<\/h2>\n<p>Although Haliburton is yet to fulfil his dream table bump, he did propose a less physical angle. He would have accompanied a heel John Cena to the ring with the Larry O\u2019Brien trophy at SummerSlam in MetLife Stadium. However, this proposal was contingent on two things. Cena being a heel and the Pacers winning the 2025 NBA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Neither came to fruition as the &#8220;Never Seen 17 Time WWE Champion&#8221; would turn babyface on the SmackDown prior to SummerSlam. The Indiana Pacers would also lose Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142667\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-142667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Tyrese_Haliburton_51923778880_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Tyrese_Haliburton_51923778880_cropped.jpg 365w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Tyrese_Haliburton_51923778880_cropped-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: By <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Tyrese_Haliburton#\/media\/File:Tyrese_Haliburton_(51923778880)_(cropped).jpg\/2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All-Pro Reels<\/a> &#8211; https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joeglo\/51923778880\/in\/album-72177720297173665\/, CC BY-SA 2.0,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hali is a villain in New York, having eliminated the Knicks from the NBA Playoffs in consecutive seasons. The visual image of him holding an NBA title would have guaranteed major heat from the live crowd.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pacers&#039; INSANE Comeback In Game 1 vs New York! | May 21, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XxSr2nArxkA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Haliburton would rupture his Achilles tendon early in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, ending the Pacers&#8217; hopes of completing a Cinderella run. The saving grace for the Olympic Gold Medallist was that Cena used his crutch as a weapon against Cody Rhodes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tyrese Haliburton with the indirect assist! \ud83d\ude05 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OYPBBs8UdB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OYPBBs8UdB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1952173832002826430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHaliburton will have to wait until he at least finishes his recovery before he takes his dream table bump in WWE.<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:1_tyrese_haliburton_2025.jpg#\/media\/File:1_tyrese_haliburton_2025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WikiMedia Creative Commons<\/a>\u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton appeared on Stephanie McMahon\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Story?\u201d podcast and revealed his intention to get physical in the WWE. Haliburton admitted to his countless attempts to gain permission from WWE COO Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque to take a table bump. Haliburton told McMahon, \u201cYou know how many times I tried to convince [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5523,"featured_media":142683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,28,2192,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-podcasts","category-wrestling","category-wwe"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142624"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142659,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142624\/revisions\/142659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}