It wasn't enough for WWE to get Shaquille O'Neal as a guest host for Raw. The company went out and added Jeremy Piven as a co-host as well.
Jeremy Piven in WWE
Jeremy Piven has made a nice career for himself, going from being a feminine fashion advisor in Rush Hour 2 to being an Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor for his role in the hit television series, Entourage.
All of that hard work has now been paid off with the announcement that Jeremy Piven is going to be a guest host of Raw next week.
Well, I might be exaggerating a bit about how much of an accomplishment it is to be the guest host of Raw. I think winning those Emmy and Golden Globe awards might have been a bit more satisfying for him.
Anyways, the New York City native will be joining NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal as the guests host of WWE's weekly flagship television show Raw.
What He's Promoting
Every celebrity guest host that WWE utilizes for Raw is generally doing it because they have something that they want to promote. As part of the deal with WWE, the company will promote something for the celebrity.
Seth Green was promoting his Robot Chicken DVD, and ZZ Top was promoting their summer tour.
Jeremy Piven is doing the guest host spot so that he can promote his upcoming movie called "The Goods", where he plays a fast talking car salesman. Based on the previews, it's going to be a pretty entertaining movie.
Pretty sure that he's also going to mention a thing or two about his hit television show, Entourage.
Possible Role
Jeremy Piven is bigger than Seth Green, but he's not nearly half as big as Shaquille O'Neal. Come to think of it, if you combined Seth Green and ZZ Top together, even they might not be bigger than Shaquille O'Neal.
That means that he's not going to be an imposing figure when he gets into the wrestling ring with some of the wrestlers that appear to be larger than life.
You're not going to be able to pit him in a match against Triple H, John Cena, or the Big Show.
However, what you can do with Jeremy Piven that differs from the other celebrity guest hosts is that you can utilize him as a heel. He's displayed characters that can easily be modified to draw jeers from the audience.
Not sure that's going to happen, though, since he will probably want to be in good with the audience in the hopes that they buy tickets to see The Goods.
Why Two?
When the announcement was made that Shaquille O'Neal was going to be the celebrity guest host of Raw next week, wrestling fans were eager about seeing the episode.
Getting Shaquille O'Neal was more than enough.
It's a bit curious that WWE decided to add another celebrity into the mix. That leads us to believe that something must be going on. Perhaps one of them isn't going to be in the arena?
Closing Thoughts
Aside from wondering why they are two celebrity guest hosts next week, this looks to be a pretty good move. Jeremy Piven is a pretty entertaining fellow.
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