Bobby Lashley was recently interviewed on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub. During the interview, he named several current WWE stars who he thinks could do well if they made the jump over to MMA. Lashley has been successful in the octagon himself, compiling a record of 15 wins, 2 losses.
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Here is who Lashley picked (h/t to Wrestling INC for the quotes below):
“I think everybody has an opportunity. Of course if you have an athletic background, but most of the guys you’ll find in MMA right now don’t necessarily have a wrestling background or boxing or anything like that they’ve just picked it up and have been training for years.
“But if you’re talking about somebody who could just hop right over and do it? You have Chad Gable who is an Olympian. I believe he can go in with any work ethic, the guy’s an animal in the ring working out. Authors Of Pain, both of those guys. One guy’s a Kickboxing World Champion and one guy’s a multiple-time wrestling champion and I know one of them fought in Bellator for a while so he could possibly do it.
“As far as other guys on the main roster, I think a lot of guys have the opportunity to do it. Since I’ve been in the ring with these guys, some of these guys are just tough beyond what people actually know of. I mean Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe. I think Samoa Joe would definitely be able to do it. Samoa Joe is great at kickboxing, he’s super aggressive — he’s tough. Shelton Benjamin, I think there’s a handful of guys who could possibly do it.”
On a related note, here is the list of all the WWE stars who have ever participated in a MMA fight.
Who would you choose?