Paul Heyman, a fixture of the pro wrestling world, claims former two-division UFC champ Daniel Cormier was rejected by WWE brass.<\/p>\n
It’s no secret that Cormier is a big WWE fan, and after he retired from MMA in August, there was some speculation that he might do some work for the pro wrestling organization\u2014particularly after he revealed he was in talks with them in 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I didn\u2019t have this fight, I have been talking to the WWE, because they wanted me to go in and do an audition as a member of the commentary team,\u201d Cormier told reporters ahead of his fight with Derrick Lewis in 2018.\u00a0\u201cThat was my private little thing. But because of the fight, I had to push it back. So there might be some DC in WWE shit coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cormier also recently revealed that he was once again<\/a> speaking with WWE.<\/p>\n \u201cPut me at the commentary table,\u201d Cormier told Sports Illustrated <\/a>recently. \u201cLet me call the matches for six months and tell you how great these wrestlers are in the ring. Then, after those six months, what if I\u2019m sitting next to Michael Cole, and Roman (Reigns) comes over and smacks the microphone out of my hand? But I\u2019m an announcer. Will I hit him back?\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Cormier, however, it doesn’t sound like WWE is interested. That’s according to Heyman, who is deeply embedded in the pro wrestling industry.<\/p>\n