A few years ago the recognized and controversial expireator (then active) fighter of the UFC Chael Sonnen lost a great opportunity with WWE. Not to make an appearance but to become superstar, starting with a participation in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal during WrestleMania 32.
► ¿charl suns a wwe?
The podcast In Your Corner de CBS Sports He interviewed the “American Gangster” in 2018 and that was when the now commentator, analyst, coach at The Ultimate Fighter and many more things revealed the offer made by the wrestling company, wrestling, Why couldn't he accept it and also that Dana White was not revealed:
“I think I made those guys angry. They invited me to participate in a real battle, and I wasn't against, But I simply could not accommodate the date. In fact, I worked hard and tried to clear my agenda. I tried to do it, but they thought I had ignored them.
I really didn't hear from them again, Although every time they come to the city they invite me, they give me very good entries for me and some friends, and we had a great time.
At that time I still had a contract with UFCand I never took this to Dana. I handled it on my own. I told WWE: 'No', and that was all. I never told Dana White, but here is the reason I didn't do it: I knew that if I called Dana and said: 'I have an offer of 5 million dollars from Vince McMahon', Dana would match her. “
You will never know how it would have gone to Chael Sonnen as superstar wwe. But throughout history there have been fighters who successfully went on to be fighters: Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, Ronda Rousey …
