Johnny Gaudreau was on the thoughts of some WWE personalities on Monday night time when the corporate hit Calgary, Alberta, Canada, for “Monday Evening Uncooked.”
WWE star Sami Zayn got here down the stage to handle Gunther as he continued to make his case to problem him for the World Heavyweight Championship. Zayn, who’s Canadian, wore a Gaudreau jersey. The late NHL star began his profession with the Calgary Flames.
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Sami Zayn makes his entrance, carrying a Johnny Gaudreau jersey, throughout Monday Evening RAW on the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sept. 9, 2024, in Calgary, Canada. (WWE/Getty Photos)
Scores of WWE followers who packed the Scotiabank Saddledome for the WWE present had been additionally carrying Gaudreau jerseys as he and his brother, Matthew, had been laid to relaxation on the opposite facet of the continent. The brothers had been tragically killed by a suspected drunken driver in New Jersey late final month on the eve of their sister’s wedding ceremony.
WWE’s Joe Tessitore and Jackie Redmond additionally paid tribute to Gaudreau. Redmond can also be a broadcaster for the NHL Community and helps with protection for video games on TNT.
Redmond had a phase in the midst of the printed that confirmed the makeshift memorial for the Gaudreau brothers exterior the world.
“He was a particular sort of participant. The kind of participant who bought individuals out of their seats and onto their ft the second the puck was on his stick,” she mentioned. “He was magical to look at.”
Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau in motion in opposition to the Stars on the American Airways Middle in Dallas on Oct. 10, 2019. (Jerome Miron-USA At the moment Sports activities)
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Zayn spoke to Redmond concerning the emotional night time on “RAW Discuss” after the present.
“It makes you concentrate on the time you might have right here and what you do with it,” Zayn mentioned whereas remembering Gaudreau.
The memorial service for the Gaudreau brothers was held earlier Monday in Pennsylvania.
Meredith Gaudreau, Johnny’s widow, revealed she was 9 weeks pregnant with their third baby.
“John and I had one of the best six months as a household of 4. These will endlessly be one of the best six months of my life,” she mentioned, by way of ABC Information. “There’s particularly one week that I’ll cherish endlessly – it is going to be my favourite week of my life out of these six months. We’re truly a household of 5. I am in my ninth week of being pregnant with our third child.”
Their oldest baby, a woman, will flip 2 years previous later this month. Their youngest, a boy, was born earlier this yr.
Mourners, together with Meredith Gaudreau, second from left, watch because the stays of Columbus Blue Jackets hockey participant John Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau depart following their funeral at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Picture/Matt Rourke)
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“In lower than three years of marriage, we have created a household of 5,” Meredith added. “It would not even sound potential, however I have a look at it as the last word blessing. How fortunate am I to be the mom of John’s three infants? Our final one being a blessing and so particular regardless of these troublesome circumstances.”
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