5 Things You Didn't Know About WWE WrestleMania 36 Guest Host Rob Gronkowski
His favourite wrestler ISN'T Mojo Rawley?!?!
3. Reversing The Curse
Players of the popular Madden NFL video games have likely heard of the Madden Curse - the player who appears on that year's cover (beginning with Madden 2001, when player covers became the norm) shall be hampered by mediocrity, injuries, controversies, or other detriments during the season ahead.
Stars like Michael Vick, Brett Favre, and Marshall Faulk were unable to outrun this apparent hex. Additionally, no Madden cover athlete had ever won a Super Bowl in that concurrent season - until our subject did it.
Gronkowski appeared on the Madden 17 cover (for the 2016-17 season) and became the first player in the history of the series to win the Super Bowl (in this case, Super Bowl 51) in the same year that he covered the game.
One caveat, though: Gronk was injured during the season, and didn't actually play in the big game (but he got a ring anyway). Only Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes has done it since, winning Super Bowl 54 this year, after front-paging Madden 20.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
