4. MMA Fighter Reveals He Almost Signed With WWE In 2004
In a recent interview with Two Man Power Trip, former Strikeforce Light Heavywight Champion & former TNA Superstar King Mo talked about almost signing with WWE back in 2004, his Impact Wrestling debut, his MMA entrances & more. King Mo noted that former WWE Superstar CM Punk’s UFC debut will do more than 1 million buys. Below are the highlights:
“WWE offered me a contract after the Olympic Trials in 2004. I went there and they offered me a developmental deal but I turned it down. Shad Gaspard said to me if I want to win a lightweight title in a fight go do that because wrestling will always be there. So I did that but looking back maybe I should have taken that deal. I made the decision I made and I can live with it. I waited and got an opportunity with TNA and they sent me to OVW and I got a chance to obtain my dreams, granted it didn’t really play out the way I wanted to because I didn’t get to have a match and I was match ready. Things didn’t really work out the way I wanted and Dixie (Carter) was always busy and they didn’t seem to think I was ready and I didn’t get a chance to prove myself.”
Are his MMA Entrances Inspired by Pro Wrestling?
“Pretty much. I figured that everything I’ve done is pro wrestling, kung-fu movies, Heathcliff and Walter Payton. Those things molded my life growing up. Those are things that were most important to me.”
