Darts shooting star Luke Littler recently came out as a big fan of wrestling legend John Cena – this apparently didn’t go unnoticed by the American martial artist and Hollywood actor.
A few days ago, Luke Littler published two old videos of himself on social media.
One shows young Littler at WrestleMania 33 in 2017. The song “Greenlight” by Pitbull is playing in the background – the darts player’s walk-on music today.
In the second clip, Littler skillfully imitates John Cena’s legendary walk into the ring.
The wrestling legend now reacted to the videos. Cena posted a photo of Littler on Instagram. He left this uncommented. The Englishman shared the post in his story.
At the Darts World Cup 2024, the 16-year-old debutant Littler caused a stir and sensationally reached the final. In the high-class final he had to admit defeat to compatriot Luke Humphries 4:7.
Over the course of the World Championships at Ally Pally, Littler has become a bona fide star. Thanks to its triumphant run, “The Nuke” reached absolute peaks on the popularity scale. During the tournament, the teenager became the darts professional with the most Instagram followers.
Littler breaks magical limit
He reached the next milestone this week: he became the first professional in his sport to break the one million follower mark.
Curious: At the same time, Littler’s Insta account is by far the youngest of all darts professionals. The channel only opened as a verified channel at the end of November 2023, when the Englishman just won the Junior World Championships. Before that he only used it privately. At that time, only a few hundred followers followed him.
Wrestling star Cena is followed by more than 20 million people.