NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo made an unannounced appearance after this week’s AEW Dynamite at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Greek Freak received a replica AEW World Championship belt from AEW President Tony Khan, and stayed put at the arena to watch the Rampage tapings for Friday, August 27. As seen in the videos below, Giannis also hit the ring and held up his replica title, receiving loud cheers from the crowd.
Later, a photo surfaced on Twitter of Giannis standing alongside pro wrestling legends Chris Jericho and Sting. It was first shared by Bleacher Report’s Cinnabod Esnaashari.
AEW stars Powerhouse Hobbs and Jade Cargill also shared pictures of them alongside Giannis. Meanwhile, Austin Gunn shared a video of his interaction with the Milwaukee Bucks star.
A few videos of Giannis enjoying the action from Rampage have also surfaced. They can be seen below.
Huge pop at AEW taping tonight with an unannounced appearance by Bucks superstar (and new Brewers owner) Giannis Antetekounmpo. pic.twitter.com/v0M2qMO7OS
— Todd Rosiak (@Todd_Rosiak) August 26, 2021
GIANNIS IS ALL ELITE #AEW pic.twitter.com/Cm7soH7Oiy
— KO aka WILLY ADAMES FOR MVP (@howardjdingerz) August 26, 2021
Chris Jericho x Giannis x Sting. What a photo. pic.twitter.com/JpNO7d5wn9
— Cinnabod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) August 26, 2021
Mean mugging with #nbachamp and Finals MVP @Giannis_An34 and @alex_ante34 #RollingWithTheChamp #AEWDynamite #TownBidness #MilwaukeeBucks pic.twitter.com/mN5cIdJXG6
— PowerHouse HOBBS (@TrueWillieHobbs) August 26, 2021
in Milwaukee, all we do is get chips @Giannis_An34 👀 pic.twitter.com/djoZOi4pky
— Austin Gunn (@theaustingunn) August 26, 2021
Jade Cargill & NBA Champ Giannis backstage at #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/efZO1G79ai
— 🧈👅💜 | 엑소 (@AnnetteReid247) August 26, 2021
NO SPOILERS, BUT GIANNIS IS HAVING A VERY GOOD TIME. WATCH RAMPAGE THIS WEEK. pic.twitter.com/G1fLOv1VoH
— GERG (@sgoast) August 26, 2021
@Giannis_An34 enjoying the @PENTAELZEROM @ReyFenixMx @luchasaurus @boy_myth_legend match pic.twitter.com/9oD4S5rDAt
— Diggariffic (@daviegonzalez) August 26, 2021
Giannis pulled up to AEW and got MVP chants 🏆
(via @daviegonzalez) pic.twitter.com/HtdVUOkz1A
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 26, 2021
The Summer of Giannis rolls on tonight at AEW 🤣
(via @WinksThinks)pic.twitter.com/XqumeFwVcb
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 26, 2021
Giannis pulled up to AEW in Milwaukee and the crowd lost it 😂👏
(via @Todd_Rosiak)pic.twitter.com/DKKk4bLLkR
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 26, 2021
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