Fightful: Eminem & WWE Reach Deal for Appearance and Soundtrack

[Lucky Millionaire]

The Rap God will be in your ears this fall -- especially if you're a WWE fan.

Fightful Select reported this afternoon that WWE and recording artist-actor and overall megastar Eminem have reached a deal that will see the platinum-selling rapper contribute to the soundtrack of WWE 2K20 later this year. 2K Sports has seen the likes of Jay-Z help curate their soundtracks on the basketball end of things, and WWE 2K17 featured a soundtrack curated by P. Diddy.

Beyond soundtrack work, we're told there's also an agreement for Eminem to appear on an episode of WWE Smackdown later this year. The deal, reached today, was put together in part to promote the launch of WWE Smackdown Live on the Fox Network. WWE is also planning on having a championship belt produced for Eminem.

Eminem has been a major part of pop culture for over two decades, but this will mark his first appearance in WWE. However, several of his foes have appeared for the company -- notably Insane Clown Posse, Machine Gun Kelly, and rock band Limp Bizkit. There was a rumor that Eminem had reached a WWE deal way back in 2008, but his publicist quickly denied it.

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[The Rainmaker]

Meanwhile, Flo Rida is still waiting for that Mania call

 

[MenacingMonk]

Never thought I’d see Em in an E ring.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I WANT IT

WHAT DO YOU WANT MARSHALL?!

I WANT IT GIVE IT TO ME!

YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT!

GIVE ME WHAT I WANT KELLY

WHAT DO YOU WANT MARSHALL?!

GIVE IT TO ME

 

[Brad Piff]

MGK run in?

 

[cartierhoe]

Corny show, corny cac rapper it's a match made in heaven

 

[Cartier Murphy]

Both of them peaked around the same time so it’s fitting

 

[Yade]

Both of them peaked around the same time so it’s fitting

Damn you kinda right
I still forget Eminem has been around for almost 20 years

 

[Norrin Radd]

Em's team is disputing this story

UPDATE: Not so fast…maybe. Following the report from earlier today stating that Eminem had signed a deal to work with WWE, his rep is shooting it down. Dennis Dennehy told Pro Wrestling Sheet that no deal has been signed.

The statement read, “There was a very brief, exploratory conversation that involved a third party and 2K Sports, not Eminem’s team. It has not gone beyond preliminary discussions, and any reports to the contrary are false. Right now there are no plans to further pursue it.”

Fightful amended their original story, but only to acknowledge the rep’s statement and add, “Fightful sticks by our story, and was told the deal was closed this afternoon.”

 

[Da King]

Corny show, corny cac rapper it's a match made in heaven

It’s comical how out of touch the WWWF are


When was the last time a play fighting promotion was actually considered “cool” in the mainstream?

Spoiler

 

[Yade]

It’s comical how out of touch the WWWF are


When was the last time a play fighting promotion was actually considered “cool” in the mainstream?

Spoiler

I’ve always liked Russo
It was always the fakkits that didn’t like him

 

[Norrin Radd]

I’ve always liked Russo
It was always the fakkits that didn’t like him

Word?

 

[Busby]

Em's team is disputing this story

Em’s folks have sent the writer a C&D and threatening legal action for leaking the story

I like Em but he has no idea how dirtsheets work

 

[NOSaintsFan02]

If true, Great move for WWE. Em moves the needle, love him or hate him.

Dude prob has no connection or fandom at all with wrestling but

 

[prophecypro]

Mountain Dew CaC neckbeard Twitter celebrating like Austin pouring extra sugar 2 litre bottles on themselves