A recent member of the UFC Hall Of Fame Chuck Liddell revealed in a recent interview with comicbook.com that Shane McMahon tried to bring him to the WWE. Liddell shared the MMA stage with the like of Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, who managed to make their way into pro wrestling eventually.
The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion stated that he was into amateur wrestling back in college, but never gave pro wrestling a shot. When asked whether Vince McMahon tried to recruit him to the WWE, he said:
“No. Actually, I used to hang out with Shane McMahon every once in a while, we would go out and party sometimes. Good dude. And he said ‘If you’re ever seriously interested about coming over we should talk.’ But, you know I never really… I love fighting and I love being in real fighting and I mean I got nothing against WWE. I wouldn’t mind doing that now too. It’s just acting, going out and doing the acting. That’s more like acting,” stated Liddell. “Those guys, they’re very…it’s a lot of training for those guys. Those guys do some pretty impressive things in the ring as far as… I mean it’s all staged, but it’s still you know, it’s not easy.
