DONALD Trump could be set for a stunning return to the WWE ring, it has been reported.

The Fox Network will begin screening WWE’s SmackDown Live in October after forking out $1billion for the rights.

6 Fox wants US President Donald Trump to appear on the first episode of SmackDown, it has been reported Credit: Getty Images

6 Trump helping shave WWE owner Vince McMahon's head in 2007 Credit: Getty Images - Getty

And the channel has some huge plans for the show – which includes a bombshell appearance from the firebrand US President on the first episode, reports Sportskeeda

While there is no evidence that Trump himself has been approached, the report claims that Fox are discussing the move with the WWE and its owner Vince McMahon.

A member of the SmackDown creative team reportedly said that a cameo for The Donald - who has a long association with the company - is already being written.

He said: “Fox have asked for Trump so I’m trying to write something short and easy for him that makes him look good.

'FOX IN TALKS'

“Vince [McMahon] doesn’t like us to say anything bad about Trump so I’m just doing the best I can.”

The US leader was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013 and has made numerous guest appearances on the wrestling company's television over the years.

He even hosted WrestleMania IV and V at Trump Plaza in New Jersey in 1988 and 1989 respectively.

But Trump's most famous foray into the squared-circle occurred in 2007 in a hair vs. hair match with McMahon.

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The brash Republican and the wrestling supremo embarked on a several month long feud that culminated in a clash between Umaga and Bobby Lashley.

Trump’s man Lashley triumphed, resulting in McMahon being shaved bald before special guest referee Stone Cold Steve Austin stunned the now US President.

Away from the wrestling ring, Vince’s wife Linda is a member of the Trump administration at the White House serving as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

6 Trump with Hulk Hogan, left, and Andre the Giant in 1988 Credit: Getty - Contributor

6 Trump sitting next to Bobby Lashley and across from McMahon and superstar Umaga, far right, at the contract signing for the Battle of the Billionaires match Credit: WWE

6 Stone Cold Steve Austin, middle, was the guest referee for the WrestleMania 23 bout in 2007 Credit: WWE

6 WWE owner Vince McMahon has a long history with Donald Trump Credit: WWE

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