UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington is setting his sights on joining the World Wrestling Entertainment in a bid to ‘make wrestling great again.’
Known as one of the most animated fighters in the UFC roster, it should not be a surprise that the American welterweight dreams of bringing his talent to the world of professional wrestling in the future.
In a recent appearance at the What The Heck Show, Covington was all praises for professional wrestlers, whom he called ‘true athlete sports entertainers,’ and expressed his interest to join them someday.
“To put on a show like that for the world while everybody’s at home watching, you don’t have the same energy from the crowd and the same adrenaline that you get when you walk into a full arena, so to see those guys out there putting it all on the line, I respect those guys,” he said (per MMA Fighting).
“Those guys are some of the hardest workers on earth. I hope to join them someday. I’ve got a lot of love and respect for Vince McMahon and what he’s done for the business model of the WWE.”
In Touch
According to Covington, he is already in talks with some WWE stars for his wrestling career, which he plans to start after sending his rivals in the UFC to retirement.
“My thing is I want to go to WWE and make wrestling real again. I want people to get behind it and think that it’s real,” he continued.
“You ain’t going off the top rope on me because I’ll take you out with a double leg, you ain’t gonna get up there. So I’m looking to go over to WWE and make wrestling real again in the near future. Until then I’m gonna be retiring all the old fogeys over here in the UFC.”
“I’ve been talking to Bobby Lashley, my friend, he’s a teammate, and Kurt Angle obviously, I walk out to his music for my fights, I keep in good touch with those guys.”
“And Ronda Rousey, the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time. It’s good to learn from her and see her and how she’s handling the transition from MMA to pro wrestling. I think I’m gonna have a good grasp of it.”
Wrestling Debut
Continuing, Covington has provided a timeline for his potential pro wrestling debut. Looking to earn a truck loads of money, ‘Chaos’ believes he is going to be a big draw at the WWE.
“I would say probably 2021. Next summer, not this summer, but next summer,” Covington said.
“I’ve been practicing moves and really working on my promo and mic skills and just control and slowing things down and understanding the art of wrestling.”
“I want to make sure when I go there I make the biggest splash possible because I’m not here for a long time, I’m here for a good time and I’m not here to make friends, I’m here to make money.”
“Everybody knows I do good business, I pull numbers, people want to see me, I’m entertaining, and people are divided on me.”
“They hate me and they love me, but it’s all the same thing at the end of the day.”
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Colby Covington)