What began as a standard late-night interview featuring WWE Superstar Randy Orton quickly spiraled into mayhem on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, guest-hosted by country music star and recent WWE ally Jelly Roll. The segment, intended to hype WWE’s upcoming SummerSlam event, turned into an all-out brawl featuring Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul—culminating in a shocking chokeslam through the show’s set.
The interview kicked off with Jelly Roll and Orton reflecting on their shared involvement in this past weekend’s WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, where Jelly Roll was blindsided by a Claymore Kick from McIntyre. Orton offered his support, telling the host, “We got each other’s back, man. That’s what we’re in this together. At SummerSlam, we’re gonna get ours.” But the segment was immediately disrupted by an uninvited appearance from McIntyre himself.
“I come in peace,” McIntyre claimed, before launching into a scathing verbal tirade aimed at the country star. After sarcastically congratulating Jelly Roll on his weight loss, McIntyre took things too far. “You truly are an inspiration to trailer trash all across the world, brother,” he sneered. “And I just want to know… after you lost all that weight, how did it feel to finally see your little Tootsie Roll for the first time in 20 years?”
Orton, clearly incensed, confronted McIntyre with a warning. “Nobody flew here to see you act like a prick. Wrong time, wrong place.” The two rivals then exchanged blows, erupting into a backstage brawl as stunned audience members looked on.
As the set attempted to regain normalcy, chaos resumed when Logan Paul stormed onto the stage. Wasting no time, Paul mocked the guest host. “You a late night talk show host? You a wrestler? You a country star?” he taunted. “I told you this, Mr. Dummy Roll, stay in your lane, stupid… You my friend, are a greasy redneck prison rat.”
Paul punctuated his insult with a slap across Jelly Roll’s face. But the host immediately retaliated, returning the slap with authority before grabbing Paul by the throat and delivering a thunderous chokeslam through the interview table. The glass table shattered on impact, leaving Paul sprawled across the wreckage as the show cut to black.
The chaotic closing moments of Jimmy Kimmel Live doubled as a major storyline advancement for WWE’s SummerSlam. The intensifying feud between Orton and McIntyre is now confirmed for a marquee one-on-one match, while the physical confrontation between Jelly Roll and Logan Paul suggests both men are being positioned for a high-profile moment at the upcoming premium live event.
