Chael Sonnen is considered to be one of the greatest trash talkers in the history of mixed martial arts, and it’ll come as no surprise that he took some of his inspiration for that ‘persona’ from professional wrestling. We’ve heard rumblings about the possibility of him having a stint in WWE one day, and as it turns out, that was once a realistic possibility.
The “Bad Guy” revealed earlier today on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show that he received a lucrative offer from WWE back in 2012. Some fans will probably take this with a pinch of salt, but either way, it’s a pretty intriguing thing to look back on and think “what if?”
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Chael Sonnen says before his second fight with Anderson Silva, someone from WWE called him with an offer and said to not weigh in and not fight.
Later, a second offer was show, beat Anderson and be on RAW that week with the belt. $5 million.#HelwaniShow @arielhelwani
— Greg Rosenstein (@grosenstein) June 10, 2019
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