Luke Littler forced to snub WWE in London as darts star publicly responds to invite after three months
LUKE LITTLER has publicly snubbed a VIP invitation to WWE in London.
The 17-year-old darts star is a huge fan of the sport and it inspired his walk-out song choice.
Littler approaches the oche to ‘Greenlight’ as it was the theme tune to WrestleMania 33, in 2017.
The Nuke went to the show in Florida as a ten-year-old and “sung his head off” in the stands.
WWE comes to the O2 Arena on April 19 and, after his Ally Pally heroics back in January, Littler received a special invite from the company.
They tweeted following his World Championship final loss to Luke Humphries: “Unbelievable run. We heard WrestleMania 33 inspired your entrance music.
“So you’re officially invited to The O2 on April 19 when WWE rolls through London. We might even hit Pitbull’s ‘Greenlight’ for you.”
Littler has now responded to the invite after three months and publicly declined.
He said on social media: “Thanks for the invite but because I have qualified for Euro Tour 4 that weekend in Germany I won’t be able to make it.
“Hopefully you can still hit Greenlight though.”
Littler previously said he would attend if he had time in his busy schedule.
And he admitted he doesn’t watch as much WWE as he used to.
German city Sindelfingen is the venue for the European Darts Grand Prix that runs from April 19 to 21.
Littler has officially qualified for the event alongside his fellow seven Premier League stars Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Peter Wright.
The likes of Dave Chisnall, Jonny Clayton, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Gary Anderson and Stephen Bunting will also be in the draw.
Whoever wins pockets a cheque worth £30,000, with the runner-up set to make £12,000.
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