Blake Monroe Invites Jennifer Lawrence To Try WWE

Blake Monroe has a new pitch for Jennifer Lawrence: come try your hand in WWE. Speaking in a recent interview with Love Wrestling, the WWE star pointed to a specific moment in Lawrence’s 2023 comedy ‘No Hard Feelings’ as proof the actress already has the instincts for the ring.

In the film, Lawrence’s character goes skinny dipping with Andrew Barth Feldman’s character, only for a group of teenagers to try to swipe their clothes. Lawrence’s character storms out of the water to confront them, and in the chaos she throws one of them in a manner Monroe likened to a picture-perfect Saito suplex — the same rotational throw popularized in Japanese wrestling and used by performers across WWE and beyond. Monroe was complimentary enough of the technique that she extended an open invitation for Lawrence to give WWE a shot.

It’s a lighthearted crossover moment, but it’s also part of a familiar pattern. Wrestlers have long pointed to Hollywood scenes as evidence that a celebrity has “it” — the kind of natural physicality or fearlessness that translates well between stunt work and in-ring performance. Lawrence, an Oscar winner known for handling her own physical comedy and action beats in films like ‘The Hunger Games’ series, certainly isn’t a stranger to demanding physical roles, even if wrestling is an entirely different animal.

WWE has never been shy about pursuing celebrity crossovers, whether it’s one-off matches, guest appearances, or simply star power showing up at ringside to boost a show’s profile. Recent years have seen everyone from musicians to mixed martial artists to mainstream actors dip a toe into the industry, and the company has shown it’s willing to build moments around star names when the opportunity fits. Whether Monroe’s comments amount to anything more than a fun aside remains to be seen — there’s no indication Lawrence has any actual interest in stepping into a WWE ring, and nothing here suggests talks of any kind are underway.

For Monroe herself, the comments are a low-stakes bit of media availability that doubles as some free publicity — both for her own name recognition and, whether intentionally or not, a nod to a movie moment that clearly stuck with wrestling fans watching it. It also underscores something wrestlers do often: scan pop culture for glimpses of talent that could, in theory, be redirected toward the squared circle.

Don’t expect Jennifer Lawrence to show up on WWE programming anytime soon, but it’s the kind of quote that will likely circulate for a few days regardless, giving fans something fun to chew on. Whether it ever becomes more than a passing remark is anyone’s guess.