Published 16:45 IST, May 2nd 2020

Terry Crews: Brooklyn 99 star reveals nearly ending up wrestling for WWE in 1999

Back in 1999, Brooklyn 99 star Terry Crews appeared on Battle Dome as bad boy T-Money. In a recent interview, Crews talks about almost becoming a part of WWE.

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Back in 1999, Brooklyn 99 star Terry Crews appeared on Battle Dome as b boy T-Money. A year later, he even worked with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) before company was bought by WWE. In a recent interview with Titus O'Neil, Terry Crews talked about his wrestling fandom and days in WCW. 

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While talking to Titus O'Neil, Crews revealed that he thinks wrestlers are absolutely 'phemenal'. He n went on reveal that he almost ended up in wrestling as he was 'very close'. He even talked about his character. According to Terry Crews, he was so close to his character that people would have h difficulty figuring out how he actually was.

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Crews even discussed  wrestling connection which he formed while portraying character on President Camacho in Mike Judge’s 2006 film Idiocracy. Crews mitted to auditioning 10 times for role and got it when he mixed pro wrestler with 'preacher'. 

Last year, actor delivered SummerSlam introduction. During an interview, he h compared WWE to Marvel and DC. As per Crews, WWE is about heroes and villains, which is why one is entertained. Terry Crews referred to it as 'greatest atre' on earth, where anything could happen as wrestlers put ir body on line every single time.

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In 2018, Terry Crews h been excited to introduce SummerSlam as 'thousands and thousands' of fans would be watching at one point of time. He ded that it is one thing to be 'physical' and something else to be 'magnetic'. 

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16:45 IST, May 2nd 2020