{"id":324528,"date":"2019-09-06T20:21:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T03:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=324528"},"modified":"2019-09-06T20:21:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T03:21:17","slug":"cain-velasquez-to-compete-at-msg-in-pro-wrestling-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cain-velasquez-to-compete-at-msg-in-pro-wrestling-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Cain Velasquez to compete at MSG in pro wrestling return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cain Velasquez is heading to Madison Square Garden for his next booking, but it may not be for the event, or the sport MMA fans were hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>The former UFC heavyweight champion will return to the pro wrestling ring on the eve of Mexican Independence Day, Sunday, Sept. 15 at Lucha Libre AAA&#8217;s &#8220;Invading NY&#8221; event, which will take place at the Hulu Theater at MSG.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release, Velasquez will team up with Brian Cage and Psycho Clown to face Texano Jr., Taurus and Scorpion King in six-man tag team action. This will be the Velasquez&#8217;s US debut as a AAA luchadore wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>Following the event in New York, Lucha Libre AAA officials state that the storylines will continue at their &#8220;Invading LA&#8221; event on Oct. 13 in Los Angeles, Calif. and, while they didn&#8217;t \u00a0specify he would be on the card officially, Velasquez is expected to be on that card as well. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-cain-velasquez-shines-in-pro-wrestling-debut-at-aaa-triplemania-xxvll\/\">Velasquez recently made his lucha libre debut at Triplemania XXVII<\/a> in Mexico City in a very impressive showing that leaves <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/cain-velasquez-discusses-ufc-return-after-lucha-libre-debut\/\">his future in MMA<\/a> up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, I know what I can do and I feel like learning wrestling for the short time that I\u2019ve learned it, it feels very natural to me,\u201d Velasquez told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/08\/cain-velasquez-pro-wrestling-mma-ufc-return?utm_source=smg&amp;utm_medium=wasabi&amp;utm_content=home-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a> of his pro wrestling debut. \u201cI loved it. I love going out there and competing and I can\u2019t wait to do more of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve always loved MMA as well from when I started doing it until now,\u201d Velasquez added. &#8220;I\u2019m still training and I still love it, so I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019m done yet. I still love MMA but pro wrestling is something I really love as well. It hit me by surprise and I wasn\u2019t sure if I would like it or if I could even do it at first. I\u2019ve becoming a natural to it. I love the acting side of it, the entertainment. I get to do stuff that\u2019s physical then it also looks cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe Cain Velasquez will return to the UFC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cain Velasquez is heading to Madison Square Garden for his next booking, but it may not be for the event, or the sport MMA fans were hoping for. 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