Yesterday morning footage hit the web of Wayne Rooney being knocked out whilst sparring with Stoke defender Phil Bardsley. Rooney responded to the embarrassment with style, scoring in Manchester United’s 3-0 victory over Tottenham that afternoon, and celebrating by throwing few hooks then going down to the floor.
And of course, Twitter was quick to react….
It started with Randy Orton RKO’ing him outta nowhere
More WWE wrestlers got involved
Rooney doing the Smooth Criminal Dance
An 8-bit version
Thierry Henry lent a hand
Even Gary Lineker had a go
If you haven’t seen the original yet…
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