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Pitinos bet Iona-Minnesota home advantage on WrestleMania match

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The next WWE champion might determine the setting for a Pitino vs. Pitino showdown.

Rick Pitino, Iona's newly hired head coach, proposed a wager to his son and Minnesota bench boss Richard Pitino involving one of the WrestleMania 36 main events.

If Brock Lesnar, the reigning champ, defeats Drew McIntyre, the senior Pitino wants to host the Golden Gophers for a game next season. But if McIntyre wins, Rick is willing to play the contest at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

The younger Pitino fired back with a counterproposal, pointing out Lesnar's dominant college wrestling career at Minnesota.

No public response yet from dad, so we'll just assume he's busy preparing for that road trip.

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