{"id":310355,"date":"2019-04-19T07:04:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T14:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310355"},"modified":"2019-04-19T07:04:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T14:04:29","slug":"alberto-del-rio-believes-cain-velasquez-has-the-right-attitude-for-lucha-libre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alberto-del-rio-believes-cain-velasquez-has-the-right-attitude-for-lucha-libre\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberto Del Rio believes Cain Velasquez &#8216;has the right attitude&#8217; for Lucha Libre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez succeed in Lucha Libre wrestling? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberto Del Rio would know better than anyone. The former WWE star has competed in North American pro wrestling, Lucha Libre and MMA, and weighed in on Velasquez\u2019s chances in an interview with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/alberto-del-rio-cain-velasquez-lucha-libre-success\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVelasquez has all the athletic credentials,\u201d Del Rio explained. \u201cWrestling is more difficult than people know, and it\u2019s hard physically, but Cain has the athletic pedigree to do the job in the ring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe respects wrestling. He has the right attitude, he is sincere in wanting to learn. Whether that will translate, we don\u2019t know, but he\u2019s doing and saying all the right things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Del Rio competed as Alberto El Patron during his tenure with the WWE. During his MMA career he amassed a 9-5 record, including two-fights with the famed PRIDE FC organization in Japan. The 41-year-old announced recently that he\u2019ll be coming out of retirement to fight for Combate Americas. Meanwhile last month, Velasquez signed with Mexican wrestling promotion AAA and will debut on Aug. 3 in Mexico City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is the equivalent to \u201cWrestlemania\u201d in the WWE, calling their event TripleMania.\u201d Whether Velasquez can transition successfully remains to be seen, but as Del Rio points out, personality is just as important as in ring talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn mixed martial arts, the promoters like to sell fights with big personalities,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But you can become a star simply by winning all your fights and being impressive in the cage and becoming a champion and make the fans want to see your fights that way. But in wrestling, you have to have a charisma that connects with the audience in a different way. 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