WWE star to be featured on ESPN’s ‘My Wish’
One of WWE’s top stars is set to be featured on the upcoming season of ESPN’s “My Wish.”
“My Wish,” a partnership between ESPN and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, first began in 2006 and is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. It airs as a segment on SportsCenter, spotlighting one athlete as they help make dreams come true for a fan who is battling medical difficulties. Seth Rollins is one of the athletes participating in the upcoming season. He’ll be granting a wish for a six-year-old fan who was diagnosed with leukemia at age three.
ESPN wrote:
- Ledger’s wish with Seth Rollins: Diagnosed with leukemia at age three, Ledger found inspiration in his favorite WWE superstar, Seth Rollins. When the Mississippi native meets the two-time World Heavyweight Champion, his ‘Ledger the Great’ persona becomes an instant sensation and a stirring tribute to the inner strength of this courageous six-year-old.
A’ja Wilson (WNBA), Scottie Scheffler (golf), Fernando Tatis Jr. (MLB) and the University of Tennessee’s college football program are also part of this season. It premieres at 8 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, July 19, with new episodes airing daily at 7 a.m. until the five-episode season is over.
WWE has a long-standing partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and John Cena and Stephanie McMahon have been on past seasons of “My Wish.”
Seth Rollins at WWE SummerSlam —
Rollins has a title match coming up at SummerSlam, where he’ll be challenging Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship. The two-night PLE is being held in Minneapolis on August 1-2 and will air live on ESPN Unlimited in the United States.
To promote SummerSlam, WWE wrestlers and personalities will be appearing on ESPN programming during the week of the PLE. Rollins — who has sports media experience as a regular guest host on NFL Network — is one of the WWE wrestlers who frequently makes these type of promotional appearances.
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