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JohnCenaFan28
01-20-2011, 02:55 PM
MMA fighter Roy Nelson's people were in talks with WWE's John Laurinaitis as recent as a few weeks ago. It's said that Nelson had no idea of what working for WWE would be like and he just heard the high price tag that Brock Lesnar might get for a return so he became interested. The talks with Laurinaitis stopped after he became unavailable and unresponsive to the inquiries from Nelson's people.

Vince McMahon has said that he's not interested in using MMA fighters who have had success in the sport because they can still make money without dealing with WWE's schedule. Back in 2006, Vince offered Bob Sapp a seven-figure contract and the ECW Title. Sapp turned the offer down, mainly not wanting to deal with WWE's schedule. The spot was eventually given to Bobby Lashley.

Source: LoP

Swinny
01-20-2011, 02:58 PM
So, basically they're looking for MMA fighters with no other prospects and have no choice but to work for the WWE and accept their schedule? Well... looks like the Kimbo Slice rumors were true then. :P

Smartmark
01-20-2011, 03:01 PM
And WWE does it again :no:

Here they had a chance to do something new, but they once again decide not to do it