Seth Rollins doesn’t believe anyone in the UFC right now could fully transition to the world of professional wrestling.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins recently spoke with Marc Raimondi of ESPN. When asked if he believes any current UFC fighters could make a complete transition over to WWE, Rollins said he doesn’t think they have the stamina for it and discussed how hard it was for Ronda Rousey to transition to professional wrestling.
“No. They don’t have the stamina for it. They don’t fight every single weekend. This championship goes everywhere,” Seth Rollins said. “It goes everywhere. It goes to like Biloxi. Especially the top stars over there, they are catered to a certain way. That’s great; that’s their style, that’s what works for them; I understand that, you fight maybe once or twice a year. You’re crazy; you fight three times a year.
“To fight over 100 times a year, make all those towns, still be able to train, still be able to do all the media, it’s an exhausting industry. I don’t want to knock Ronda Rousey because I love Ronda, and she did a lot for our industry, women in our industry, and the fight industry in general, but it was tough for Ronda. She tried her damndest, and it was hard for her. I’d love for somebody to come over and take a crack if you think you can hang, but it’s hard.”
Rollins went on to say he wasn’t afraid to call anyone out and even said he couldn’t make it in the octagon, something CM Punk, who made the move from WWE to UFC with little success, tried. Rollins said he’d likely fare better than Punk, but would still actually lose because the crossover is hard.
“I’ll call them all out. I don’t care. Try it out.,” Seth Rollins said. “I can’t do what they do. I’d go in there and get knocked out and choked out in two seconds. I’d probably do better than Punk [CM Punk], but I would still lose, most likely. They can’t come and do what we do either. They are the same umbrella, but two totally different worlds.” [H/T: Fightful]
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