UFC Legend Georges St-Pierre Wanted To Become A WWE Wrestler, Praises WWE HOFer
UFC legend Georges St-Pierre revealed that he wanted to become a WWE wrestler.
Georges St-Pierre - Marc Piasecki/Getty Images UFC legend Georges St-Pierre said he wanted to become a WWE Superstar before MMA entered the equation. St-Pierre is widely regarded as one of the greatest competitors of all time as a former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Champion, having notched the most successful title defenses in the former division. He retired after his last fight, a victory over Michael Bisping for the Middleweight title, which in itself came four years after his previous bout, with a 26-2 record.
However, he revealed on the " Danny Jones Podcast " that he had considered professional wrestling before mixed-martial-arts was even a thing. "Growing up, I wanted to become a WWE wrestler," he explained. "MMA did not exist.
I wanted, but I'm too small. I'm not big enough. At the time, they were big.
All the wrestlers were minimum 200, maybe 30 pounds and plus. " "Now they want, sometimes more athletic guys, maybe smaller," he continued. "But before, they were all big guys.