During the airing of the Nov. 17 showing of “Monday Night Raw,” WWE first announced that actor and comedian Larry the Cable Guy would be appearing on the next edition of the program on Nov. 24. He was cast as the lead in “Jingle All the Way 2,” a WWE Studios production set for release on Dec. 2, 2014.

Below is the advertisement that was shown during “Monday Night Raw” for Larry the Cable Guy’s upcoming appearance:

httpss://youtube.com/watch?v=OHWzp78RtwA

Additionally, the next day, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, WWE issued a press release on Larry the Cable Guy’s upcoming WWE appearance:

Larry the Cable Guy to Guest Star On WWE® Monday Night Raw®

“Comedy giant Larry the Cable Guy brings his award-winning comedy to WWE’s Monday Night Raw when he guest stars on Monday, November 24 at 8/7C on the USA Network. Larry the Cable Guy and WWE Santino Marella™ in Jingle All the Way 2 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Video.

Larry the Cable Guy is an award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist, television personality and one of the top comedians in the country. His comedy tours continue to sell out across the United States and The Git-R-Done Foundation, named after Larry’s signature catch phrase, has donated more than $7 million to various charities.

Joined by WWE Santino Marella™, Larry the Cable Guy stars in Jingle All the Way 2, the newest holiday release from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and WWE Studios, which will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on Tuesday, December 2. In this sequel to the 1996 hit, Larry the Cable Guy finds himself competing for his daughter’s affection with his wife’s new husband, as they both desperately try to track down the season’s most popular toy, The Harrison Bear. Jingle All the Way 2 is directed by Alex Zamm and produced by Vicki Sotheran and President of WWE Studios, Michael Luisi.

Monday Night Raw is the longest-running, weekly episodic program in U.S. primetime TV history and is the most-watched, regularly scheduled programs on cable, airing live every Monday night on USA Network. Each week, it is rated one of the most socially active shows on cable television and continues to be a “must-stop” for celebrities to reach WWE’s TV audience and its more than 425 million social media followers.”

Larry the Cable Guy will join a slew of “celebrity” special guests featured on “Monday Night Raw” in the past couple of months. Most recently, on the Nov. 17 “Monday Night Raw,” the “Grumpy Cat” Internet meme graced the WWE Universe with its mere presence.

Editor’s Note

I’m personally a big fan of his cousin, Larry the Turn off the Cable Guy.

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