There is an ongoing social media initiative under the hashtag #BlackPantherChallenge in reference to the upcoming movie by Marvel, “Black Panther.”
O’Neil decided to jump on board for the campaign, which aims to bring children of color into the theater to see the film.
He has confirmed that he is set to take over 2, 000 kids to watch the show for free on the big screen.
In an interview with WFLA News Channel 8 in Tampa, Florida, O’Neil had the following to say, as reported on by WWE.com.
“I never saw a superhero that looked like me on television growing up. So for Marvel to do this for the first time it’s ever been done, where it’s actually an all-minority cast, it’s a historic event.”
Within the past two days alone, O’Neil has added 750 kids to the total, even before he was honored by the Tampa chapter of the NAACP for all the work he has done for the community.
O’Neil took to his Twitter account to provide the latest update on the campaign.
#BlackPantherChallenge Update Our Total Has went up to over 2000kids with the addition of 750 @TampaJHS Dragons students set to watch #BlackPanther THANK YOU @HillsboroughSch @Jaboowins @henderg1 @Back_ToReality @VanAyresHCPS @MrQuinnJHS pic.twitter.com/9hgfCwRVHd
— Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) February 8, 2018
Even Vince McMahon responded to this, saying he loves it.
I love this. https://t.co/y7TBCzv7FW
— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) February 9, 2018
You can find a recent match featuring O’Neil below as he took on Sheamus & Cesaro alongside his partner in Apollo Crews below.
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