Colby Covington says Triple H spoke with him about potential WWE move
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington has revealed that he held discussions with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque about a potential move to the company, although he insists his current focus remains on Real American Freestyle (RAF) wrestling.
In an interview with Brian Mazique, Covington talked about his transition from MMA to wrestling. He spoke with Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque about a WWE signing in the future but nothing was materialized yet.
“RAF is definitely somewhere I see myself ending my competitive career at. Whether I entertain other fight offers and go back to the UFC and get some big fights, those are still possibilities. You never know what the future holds and what tomorrow holds. All I can do is control what I can control today and that’s just my hard training and preparing for Arman Tsarukyan and you just never know where life will take me.”
“I’ve had some calls with Triple H and the WWE, so that’s a potential possibility in the future as well. But I’m all in on RAF, I invested my hard-earned money that I earned fighting into RAF to get a little small equity percentage and I care about the future.” I want to see the future of wrestling thrive and prosper. And I want the next generation of wrestlers, amateur wrestlers, freestyle wrestlers to be able to come in and really make a good life for themselves.”
Colby Covington on potential WWE move
Covington also discussed the hectic travel schedule pro wrestlers have to follow each week especially with WWE’s weekly programs, working on promos and developing in-ring work. Covington stated that it was deemed to be unfamiliar territory for him.
“Honestly, I think the most difficult transition when I think about the pro wrestler schedule is just the schedule that they have to go on. They’re on the road, I mean, 320, 330 days a year. They’re traveling to different countries. They got Monday Night Raw, they got Friday Night SmackDown, they got their pay-per-views it’s a vigorous schedule and just to keep sane during that time and and keep your head in the game and be able to shoot a promo and go through the moves of the match. I mean, it’s just, it’s a challenging.”
“Being able to shoot a promo is everything. And I learned that, I was on TNA IMPACT with my boy Bobby Lashley and he showed me what it takes to shoot promos and how to do this and that. So, I feel like I would be very comfortable with that. And then the wrestling, I’ve been wrestling my whole life. I know how to be an athlete. I know how to do in-ring wrestling. So, I feel like I would pick that up very quick. But I think the biggest challenge would definitely be the travel schedule.”
Covington has long embraced an outspoken, promo-heavy persona that has drawn comparisons to professional wrestling, making WWE a natural destination should he decide to transition after his competitive wrestling career.
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