Paddy Pimblett may not be the one UFC fighter making an attempt to kickstart a profession within the WWE.
Earlier this week, ‘The Baddy’ revealed that he had goals of at some point testing his mettle on the earth of sports activities leisure in hopes of at some point 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 concept of leaping into the WWE ring as soon as his MMA profession is over.
“Completely, mate. That’s what I need to do in my post-fighting profession,” Aspinall stated in a current interview. “I’ve bought my present on TNT Sports activities now, so I just like the punditry aspect as nicely. I’m very obsessed with MMA, it’s been my life for so long as I can bear in mind. I prefer to assume that I do know extra about MMA than most and I can provide some type of information and breakdown to individuals who don’t perceive MMA in addition to I do. I believe I’ve undoubtedly bought that to supply and I believe I do this nicely, it’s one thing I take pleasure in and one thing that I need to proceed to do.
“However WWE is one thing new and thrilling for me as nicely. I actually loved it, it’s a buzz. It’s one other approach to get on the market in entrance of an viewers and do one thing not fairly as harmful, however nonetheless get the joys. I don’t know, I’ll cross that bridge once I come to it. I’ve nonetheless bought quite a bit that I need to do in my MMA profession. I’m not saying that I need to cling up the gloves simply but, however I’d be mendacity if I stated that I didn’t take pleasure in it. I loved the entire thing” (h/t MMA Information).
WWE and UFC have seen its fair proportion of crossover expertise lately
Final yr, the UFC’s guardian firm bought World Wrestling Leisure in a blockbuster deal that noticed the 2 entities merged below the TKO Group Holdings banner. So far, 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 bounce into the world of professional wrestling. Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, Cain Velasquez, and Matt Riddle are just some former fighters who grew to become trade stars below the WWE banner.
We’ve additionally seen a couple of WWE Superstars check out their expertise 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 combined martial arts after wrapping up their WWE careers.
How do you assume Tom Aspinall would fare in a WWE ring?
