CM Punk, just what have you gotten yourself into? Mixed martial arts is no walk in the park. Most fighters have years of training in multiple martial arts disciplines prior to making their professional debuts. Even then, few wind up in the big leagues, and even fewer still make it to the top of the heap, or even into the top tens of the various weight classes throughout the sport. Yet professional wrestlers continue to try and make it in the world of mixed martial arts. For some, it's a lifelong dream. For others, they know that, should they make it, fame and fortune await. A crossover star, after all, is bigger than a star in any one profession. Many big names have made it. Ken Shamrock was a wrestler first. So was Dan Severn. Bobby Lashley. Brock Lesnar. Alberto del Rio. Some have gone far. Others have just dabbled. You may not even have realized some gave it a try. Sometimes, MMA fighters have even done it in reverse. Most, frankly, have not done well. Sometimes, even fighters with winning records don't really "make it" in MMA (del Rio, otherwise known as Dos Caras Jr., would be one such example). In other words, CM Punk has his work cut out for him. With that in mind, lets take a look at six more WWE stars who tried out MMA (and be sure to check out the links above for more!).
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
