10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (15 Nov)

7. What McMahon Told Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury
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If you tuned into WWE's latest Saudi Arabian money grab, prepare to have your mind blown.

At Crown Jewel, undefeated boxer Tyson Fury won by "TKO" (count out) over Braun Strowman following some awkward in-ring exchanges in front of a quiet crowd. The eight-minute match did nothing for Braun and exposed Fury's limited training, but, it turns out that Vinnie Mac loved every second.

Fury was another on the talkSPORT media train this week, and he revealed that Vince was incredibly complimentary of his work ethic during training. Whenever Tyson hit the WWE Performance Center to work out some fundamentals, McMahon would personally pull him aside and say he'd never witnessed anyone take to wrestling so quickly.

That. Is. Bullsh*t. Sorry, Mr. Fury, but it's no slight to suggest that Kurt Angle took to the WWE sphere quicker than you did. In fairness to Tyson, he wasn't the one tooting his own horn. McMahon was doing it for him, and claiming the boxer was a "natural in there".

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