Paddy Pimblett may not be the one UFC fighter trying to kickstart a profession within the WWE.
Earlier this week, ‘The Baddy’ revealed that he had goals of in the future testing his mettle on the planet of sports activities leisure in hopes of in the future turning into the subsequent ‘Heartbreak Child’ Shawn Michaels. Now, it sounds just like the Liverpudlian can have some firm as present interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall additionally likes the thought of leaping into the WWE ring as soon as his MMA profession is over.
“Completely, mate. That’s what I wish to do in my post-fighting profession,” Aspinall mentioned in a current interview. “I’ve obtained my present on TNT Sports activities now, so I just like the punditry aspect as effectively. I’m very keen about MMA, it’s been my life for so long as I can bear in mind. I prefer to suppose that I do know extra about MMA than most and I can supply some type of data and breakdown to individuals who don’t perceive MMA in addition to I do. I feel I’ve undoubtedly obtained that to supply and I feel I do this effectively, it’s one thing I get pleasure from and one thing that I wish to proceed to do.
“However WWE is one thing new and thrilling for me as effectively. I actually loved it, it’s a buzz. It’s one other method to get on the market in entrance of an viewers and do one thing not fairly as harmful, however nonetheless get the fun. I don’t know, I’ll cross that bridge once I come to it. I’ve nonetheless obtained so much that I wish to do in my MMA profession. I’m not saying that I wish to grasp up the gloves simply but, however I’d be mendacity if I mentioned that I didn’t get pleasure from it. I loved the entire thing” (h/t MMA Information).
WWE and UFC have seen its fair proportion of crossover expertise in recent times
Final yr, the UFC’s mother or father firm bought World Wrestling Leisure in a blockbuster deal that noticed the 2 entities merged underneath the TKO Group Holdings banner. To date, there have been few crossover appearances between the 2 group’s stars, however hypothesis continues to run rampant that earlier than lengthy, we’ll see UFC stars step on the WWE stage and vice versa.
The WWE has already seen its fair proportion of UFC fighters soar into the world of professional wrestling. Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, Cain Velasquez, and Matt Riddle are just some former fighters who grew to become business stars underneath the WWE banner.
We’ve additionally seen a number of WWE Superstars check out their abilities in four-ounce gloves. CM Punk fought twice contained in the Octagon whereas Dave Bautista and Jake Hager, often known as Jack Swagger, briefly fought in blended martial arts after wrapping up their WWE careers.
How do you suppose Tom Aspinall would fare in a WWE ring?
