WWE: Five times when combat sport fighters stepped into the WWE ring

WWE falls into category of 'Sports Entertainment' which means that although professional wrestling is a part of show, show is mostly meant to tell a story more being a legitimate competition. Matches are scripted as wrestlers are informed about a storyline much in vance. It is usually very rare for professionals from or combat sports to be involved in WWE. However, exceptions exist as we take a look at those five athletes from disciplines such as boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) who entered WWE ring.

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Cain Velasquez

two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion entered WWE on last week's Friday Night SmackDown and gave Brock Lesnar a beating on behalf of injured Rey Mysterio. two may face-off at Crown Jewel PPV which will happen later this month, but thing has been anunced yet by WWE. ir rivalry goes back all way to 2010 when Velasquez annihilated Lesnar for UFC Heavyweight Championship.

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Tyson Fury

English boxer me his way to WWE on Fox debut of Friday Night SmackDown last Friday where he watched matches from sidelines. During his match, Braun Strowman teased Fury and n ended up tossing Dolph Ziggler towards Fury. A startled Fury jumped over barrice rey to brawl with Strowman. officials contained m but two brawled on this week's episode of Raw and things got ugly. two may also face off at WWE Crown Jewel Event.

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson entered WWE in late 90s and ended up joining D-Generation X. Tyson, who was a special referee at Wrestlemania XIV, kcked out Shawn Michaels as Stone Cold Steve Austin won title. Tyson also reunited with DX in a special segment in 2010.

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Floyd Maywear

Maywear was a part of WWE in 2008 as he feuded with Big Show after 7-foot monster bullied Maywear for his size. Maywear punched Big Show and left him with a bleeding se. two faced off at Wrestlemania XXIV where Maywear used brass knuckles to kck out Big Show and win match.

We Barrett

We Barrett has been in WWE under various gimmicks but former leer of Nexus was a bare-knuckle boxing champion in Europe. Barrett fought a lot of fights in his early twenties and won a heavy cash prize at a fight he took part in. He was later attacked by a thief who attempted to rob him of money but was unsuccessful.

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