{"id":307296,"date":"2019-03-26T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=307296"},"modified":"2019-03-26T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T21:39:16","slug":"cain-velasquez-officially-set-to-enter-the-world-of-pro-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cain-velasquez-officially-set-to-enter-the-world-of-pro-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Cain Velasquez officially set to enter the world of pro wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cain Velasquez is scheduled to get back in action&#8230; But not MMA action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion made his long-awaited comeback after a three-year layoff to take on Cameroon&#8217;s &#8216;Predator,&#8217; Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC Phoenix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for the former champ, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cain-velasquez\/ufc-phoenix-results-francis-ngannou-finishes-cain-velasquez-in-under-a-minute-highlights\/\">his comeback party would be spoiled in just 26 seconds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Velasquez has now confirmed that he will take his talents to the world of professional wrestling where he has signed with AAA where he will make his debut at their Triplemania XXVII event on August 3 in Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Muy emocionado con poder participar en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/triplemaniaxxvii?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#triplemaniaxxvii<\/a> y estar con todos los aficionados mexicanos que siempre me han apoyado! 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Thanks @luchalibreaaa for the big opportunity. Really excited to be part of #triplemaniaxxvii! #luchalibre #Mexico&#8221; Velasquez tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite very recently returning to action in the sport he made a name for himself in, the 36-year old will indeed be competing as a wrestler rather than just making an appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was noted at the Triplemania press conference that Velasquez has two or three fights remaining on his current UFC contract (via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/3\/26\/18282896\/cain-velasquez-to-make-pro-wrestling-debut-at-triplemania\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a statement via his team, Velasquez confirmed he will \u201cfor sure\u201d be an in-ring performer for AAA. This is not just an appearance. <br><br>Velasquez: \u201cWith more time learning this beautiful sport, great things will happen.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5dqHHc8EFI\">https:\/\/t.co\/5dqHHc8EFI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marc_raimondi\/status\/1110652885883183104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In a statement via his team, Velasquez confirmed he will &#8216;for sure&#8217; be an in-ring performer for AAA. This is not just an appearance. Velasquez: &#8216;With more time learning this beautiful sport, great things will happen.'&#8221; Marc Raimondi tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his time off from July 2016 to February 2019, Velasquez teased some interest in working in the pro wrestling world and now he&#8217;s going to make it a reality. What exactly this means for his immediate MMA future remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for his in-ring debut, no opponents were specified along with the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\"><em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a><em> on 3\/26\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cain Velasquez is scheduled to get back in action&#8230; But not MMA action. In February, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion made his long-awaited comeback after a three-year layoff to take on Cameroon&#8217;s &#8216;Predator,&#8217; Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC Phoenix. 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