Baron Corbin had nothing however reward for pal Travis Kelce‘s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, whereas recalling their first encounter at a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs sport.
“Travis Kelce’s a buddy of mine and so he invited us out to the sport,” Corbin, 39, stated throughout an interview at WWE Summerslam media day on Friday, August 2. “He’s only a good friend so that you don’t suppose, ‘Hey, is Taylor going to be there?’ You don’t wish to ask or something like that.”
Corbin (actual identify Thomas Pestock), knowledgeable wrestler who beforehand performed for the Indianapolis Colts, famous that he “assumed she wouldn’t be” in attendance, however was pleasantly stunned when his brother, Danny Pestock, knowledgeable him that Swift, 34, had walked into the room.
“[She’s] clearly one of many largest stars on the planet and if you meet her, you’re like, ‘Oh she’s so good, so all the way down to earth,’” he stated. “When you lived beneath a rock and had no thought who Taylor Swift was you’ll simply suppose she’s an superior individual.”
Corbin known as Swift “welcoming,” including, “The second she meets you, she provides you a hug.” Corbin famous that Swift is there to “have a very good time and have a drink” and “can hold with the boys.”
“It’s uncommon to search out somebody like that on that stage of stardom be so humble and funky that you’d by no means know,” he stated. “Aside from the truth that you’re like, ‘Oh, she clearly is essential, does one thing,’ if you happen to had no thought, however you’re like, ‘She’s so good.’”
After their interplay, Corbin recalled somebody texting his brother and asking what the Eras Tour performer smelled like. “I used to be like, ‘Your pals are bizarre, man,’” Corbin joked.
Corbin known as it a “enjoyable evening” assembly Swift, which included a Christmas social gathering after the large sport. “She obtained to simply hang around and it was enjoyable like that,” he gushed.
Travis, 34, and Swift’s love story started final summer season, when the Chiefs tight finish revealed on his and brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast that he tried to present the pop star a friendship bracelet together with his cellphone quantity on it.
“I used to be just a little butthurt I didn’t get at hand her one of many bracelets I made for her,” Travis stated on the time.
Regardless of his failed try, Travis and Swift related and commenced courting weeks later. Within the fall, Swift attended her first NFL sport to cheer on Travis — which many followers speculated was their first date.
“I feel some individuals suppose that they noticed our first date on the sport?” Swift stated in her December 2023 TIME Particular person of the Yr cowl story. “We might by no means be psychotic sufficient to laborious launch a primary date.”
Whereas remaining tight-lipped concerning the precise timeline of their romance, Swift gushed that their relationship “began when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I assumed was steel as hell.”