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Eagles Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson prepped for Wrestlemania appearance in South Jersey

Joe Mason
Asbury Park Press

Jason Kelce might not love training camp, but he was willing to put in the work to make an awesome memory.

Kelce, the retired center on the Philadelphia Eagles, along with starting tackle Lane Johnson, made a run in on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field to help Rey Mysterio Jr. and Andrade defeat Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar at Wrestlemania in Philadelphia.

It marked the first time Kelce performed at the Linc since the Eagles finished the regular season.

But despite being professional athletes, the football players, who donned green masks with Eagles wings on the side before taking them off to reveal who they were, were prepared.

According to Fightful Select, Kelce and Johnson learned how to wrestle, or at least learned how to do what they needed to do at the Monster Factory in Paulsboro, New Jersey.

The report said WWE contacted Danny Cage at the Monster Factory, and he put them through the paces before they were set to interfere in the biggest wrestling show of the year.

Obviously they were quick learners, not many wrestlers make their debut at Wrestlemania.  

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Not only did the two play their part to perfection, helping the good guys win, they made quite the impression backstage and were said to have been very professional and respectful to the wrestlers.

While Kelce is no longer an active football player, he's stayed busy since the Eagles lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

He was a constant at his brother Travis' football games when the Kansas City tight end led the Chiefs to their second straight Super Bowl. He even wore a mask similar to what wrestlers were when he was on the dance floor at the Super Bowl after party celebration.

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It makes sense the wrestlers went to the Monster Factory. The legendary wrestling school has trained many greats of the sport. Its most famous charge might be Bam Bam Bigelow, the star wrestler from Asbury Park. In fact, the South Jersey based school has been training wrestlers since 1983 and is considered the first pro wrestling school.

Night two of Wrestlemania 40 starts tonight, also at Lincoln Financial Field. Will more Eagles show up? Will other Philly legends show up? We'll soon find out.