NBA Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman went from tussling on the hardwood to bodyslamming each other in a professional wrestling ring during the late 1990s.
Four-time champion Shaquille O'Neal even exchanged chokeholds with the Big Show.
Hardcore wrestling fans will remember the WWE—then WWF—even inviting former NBA All-Star point guard Kenny Anderson to attempt to bodyslam Yokozuna on the deck of the U.S.S. Intrepid once.
While we'll never take the thought of basketball players entering the squared circle too seriously, we must say that this tweet from Triple H and NBA star Dwight Howard definitely caught our eye.
When you want to get in the ring, just give me a call @DwightHoward...Thanks for coming by tonight. pic.twitter.com/VAYAWuutjU
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 3, 2015
So, Dwight Howard decided to check out some WWE action. That's cool, but Triple H's seemingly friendly, harmless invite to the Houston Rockets center to step between the ropes is what has us intrigued. So intrigued that we decided to give Dwight a full WWE makeover.
Wrestling Name: Dwight The Height
Entrance Music: "Silent Night"
Manager: Stan Van Gundy — we see Howard's former coach with the Orlando Magic and current Detroit Pistons head coach being able to deliver microphone ether to all of Dwight's foes.
In-Ring Persona: The guy who everyone hates and questions, but keeps smiling.
When Things Get Tough: Would resort to using brass knuckles, but his hands are without any kind of hardware aka zero championship rings.
Finisher: The Backboard Buster (a swinging elbow, as shown below).
Vince McMahon...what are you waiting for?
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