UFC star Paige VanZant has had rumors of a jump to WWE floating around for over a year at this point, but her burgeoning fight career, appearances on the likes of Dancing with the Stars and injuries have put that phase of her fight pilgrimage on the backburner.
Now, she’s back and saying she’s ready to make the move to pro grappling if WWE comes knocking. Considering PVZ is on the verge of stardom, they probably will.
Speaking to TMZ, VanZant said a WWE run is “definitely” something she’s interested in:
“I love the WWE. I think that I would for sure be a good WWE Diva. We’ll see if that opportunity comes. I would definitely go for it, if they come knocking on my door, I’m taking it. I love WWE, I would love it. I have the personality for it. Yeah, when the time is right.”
It looks like VanZant is even willing to be outsized against her former UFC co-worker Ronda Rousey and take part in a little shoot wrestling. Either that or maybe a match between them would just turn into a shoot, Maeda and Tiger Mask-syle.
“That would be interesting. I think they might have to allow some real shots — really real shots fired. You know, because why not?”
Why not indeed. Why not throw Cris Cyborg in there and have a three-way dance across multiple UFC weight classes? That said, PVZ will need to recover from a reported broken arm she suffered Saturday night at UFC Fight Night: St. Louis, so any teaming up with WWE will not be happening any time in the near future.
(Via 411 Mania)
