Arnold Schwarzenegger and Travis Kelce found common ground and buried the hatchet during a candid exchange on the Kelce brother’s “New Heights” podcast.
The legendary action actor joined the podcast to playfully address lingering tension from past remarks made by Travis.
Arnold Schwarzenegger embarrassed Travis Kelce on his #NewHeights podcast by bringing up past comments the athlete had made about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. https://t.co/qaNONk6t02
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The crux of the discussion stemmed from a heated debate that took place on a previous episode of the podcast, where Travis had championed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the preferred human representative in case of an extraterrestrial encounter.
“I’m sending The Rock. Just a physical specimen. Confident. He’ll know what to do,” the tight end stated at the time.
“I think his WWE career kind of exceeds anything that Schwarzenegger did.”
(Ouch.)
Needless to say, the “Terminator” took exception with Travis’ pick to represent the human species.
Arnold Schwarzenegger gives Travis Kelce the go-ahead to continue winning Super Bowls with no stopping in sight. #newheightspodcast . pic.twitter.com/4CNzzKiDZG
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“When you were pumping me up and you guys were disputing between The Rock and Arnold,” Schwarzenegger said, confessing that “[Travis] was partially right because The Rock is stronger now than I am.”
“He has more muscles than I have right now. His movies are doing really well, so there’s nothing to be taken away from The Rock,” he added.
The Kelce brothers when @Schwarzenegger appeared on their podcast pic.twitter.com/nG8IUccplp
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But Travis shied away from his previous stance, telling Arnold, “You’re a good man. You’re a good man.”
“My tail was between my legs as you walked in here,” he added. “I might name my first kid Conan … I might.”
Although he won’t ever be considered for the Mount Rushmore of pure acting ability, Schwarzenegger is one of the most popular and iconic action stars of all-time.
Known for his roles in The Terminator, Predator, Conan the Barbarian, True Lies, Total Recall, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and of course Jingle All the Way, Schwarzenegger has led an eventful life to say the least.
Watch moment Legend Arnold Schwarzenegger gave advice to Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce on a potential career move to Holywood 🤗 pic.twitter.com/pPTIpRbO77
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But getting back to the original topic of discussion…
Who would YOU want to represent the human species in the case of an extraterrestrial encounter???
— kyle (@hungry87) April 9, 2024
As far as the Kelce brothers – do you think Jason will stay retired for good? … Will he be able to resist the inevitable itch he’ll feel once football season gets closer?
For Travis, where do you rank him among the top tight ends of all-time? … Is he indeed the best EVER???
— BwcDeals (@BwcDeals) April 2, 2024