Speaking to entertainment website TMZ, UFC fighter Chael Sonnen noted that he wants to buy the WWE when he calls it quits on his mixed martial arts career, with a rep for Chael telling TMZ that Chael is not joking and is already meeting with people in the investment world to enact his takeover.
A rep for the WWE told TMZ that he company is not for sale, however noted that the company is a publicly traded company and that Chael would be more than welcome to purchase shares of WWE stock and become one of the company’s valued shareholders.
Ray’s Opinion
I love MMA and I love watching the UFC. Chael Sonnen is one of my favorite fighters but I find this hilarious. WWE must be worth at least half a billion dollars and Sonnen has nowhere near that amount of capital. Sonnen’s career in MMA may be coming to an end as a top competitor and perhaps he’s trying to maintain a buzz about himself? Who knows. Sonnen has always said he is a fan of WWE and great friends with CM Punk but buying the public-traded company is a different story.
I just want to add that I am taking a small break from wrestling. I am worn out on it at the moment and I just need a break. I will be checking on WR most days and might comment but I won’t be that active. Thanks for everyone who reads it daily and comments, writes etc… it means a lot guys.
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Sonnen/HHH at WM XXX for control of the WWE! 😉
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Wouldn’t be a bad storyline. Start from SummerSlam and end at WM 30!
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Many in the IWC would bitch non-stop about how HHH was taking a spot away from Cesaro or Cody or Ambrose or Sandow or…
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Yeah I’m sure they would. They’re hating on Rock and Lesnar now!
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Less Brock and more Rock.
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I think before Sonnen calls it quits as a performer, he should make a WWE run. I think he’d be a great heel.
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He would be awesome as a performer and he’d be a pretty good wrestler too. Like he’d be able to pull off a decent match IMO.
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He was joking when saying this. My cousin works in UFC and has told me that he really wants to sing on tour with Cher and wants to call the show “Sonnen and Cher”. 😉
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Your cousin works in UFC and you’re only telling me now?! 😛
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It was a joke…all to lead to a VERY bad pun.
Sonnen and Cher=Sonny and Cher
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