Snoop Dogg to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

The 44-year-old rapper will join the likes of Mike Tyson and Arnold Schwarzenegger as he becomes the first musician to join the wrestling elite at the honourary ceremony held at the

American Airlines Center

in Dallas, Texas, on April 2, reported Female First.

Taking to his Twitter account, he said, "real recognise real. thank you @WWE universe for the honor #HOF #WWE #wrestlemania (sic)."
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The Young, Wild & Free hitmaker's passion may lie in music but he's also been heavily involved in wrestling over the years as he guest-hosted Raw in 2009 and served as Master of Ceremonies for a match at

WrestleMania XXIV

.

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