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Peter Rosenberg will be involved with WrestleMania once again this year, but the tenured NYC radio host should have some additional duties on tap for Philadelphia.

Last year at WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles Rosenberg had the opportunity to give fans an in-depth point-of-view tour of how the backstage area and the stage was laid out for LA's SoFi Stadium. Rosenberg also was apart of the pre-show but he hinted to SEScoops that he may be apart of some additional duties this year as well.

However, it's been an interesting road for Rosenberg to find his way into WrestleMania and WWE. He first was given full access backstage to WrestleMania 32 in 2016 by Jonathan Coachman, where basically shadowed the former ESPN personality. That is where he met Chris Chambers, former WWE VP of Television Strategy.

"He has a really illustrious career. He just recently retired and is just a tremendous guy and he was the first person who sort of heard me talk, heard my passion, heard the other places that I was working... 

"It was kind of like, you know, to kind of see 'how you could be useful here,' you know? And he was like, 'Do me a favor, reach out to me, you know, when you get back."

At first, Peter didn't hear back, but followed up and the gears got into motion. Soon enough he was with Sam Roberts hosting a new show, Bring It To The Table that also featured Corey Graves and JBL.

Now being involved with the company for nearly a decade, Rosenberg still doesn't look at it as work.

"'Work' is probably not the right way to put it. It's a reprieve for me. It's something I truly look forward to doing."

Peter Rosenberg Thinks Seth Rollins Is A-Okay In How He's Positioned For WrestleMania

Peter Rosenberg will not be the only one pulling double duty at WrestleMania. Seth Rollins, like Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns, will be in two matches over the weekend. 

Rosenberg was asked about his thoughts on the incorporation of The Rock as "The Final Boss" a persona he was initially adverse to, but got more invested when realizing he was being heeled by the moniker. 

He believes The Rock is such a big name that his brand takes up a lot of space. Ds The Rock, Roman and Cody give Seth Rollins an "odd man out" vibe? An argument could be made for Seth, but Rosenberg feels that the WWE World Heavyweight Champion is still in a very good position.

"It's okay. Like, okay - Seth is playing second fiddle slightly to Cody Rhodes, who's having the hottest moment of his career, [and] in my opinion, is the most over babyface in maybe 20 years. The Rock was one of the greatest of all time and is back in a real way for the first time in forever and Roman Reigns, who's on a historic Hogan like title run. Like let's not act as if being the fourth player in that story is some horrible thing. I mean, not everyone can be '1' and '1A' 

"Seth is still I think is still in an incredible spot for Seth, and I think he's doing great and guess what? I think the story is going to end up being told for him too."

Before WrestleMania 40 officially fires off on Saturday and Sunday, Rosenberg will host "The Michael Kay Show" live at WrestleMania World on Thursday, April 4 from 3 to 6:30 PM ET. Then, later on that evening he will do a live show of his wrestling podcast, "Cheap Heat" at the Fringe Arts also in Philadelphia. You can tune into our full interview with Rosenberg below.

Please credit SESCoops for the interview and transcription.

This article first appeared on SE Scoops and was syndicated with permission.

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