7 Ways WWE Could Utilise Chael Sonnen & Wanderlei Silva

7. To Accent The "Reality Era"

Just consider Ken Shamrock ahead of his time. Pro wrestling is in the reality era, where moves from the MMA world are given pro wrestling style makeovers, and no one really believes that the People's Elbow or the Worm are actually devastating finishing moves. Gone also is a large amount of kayfabe. Whether you believe CM Punk's pipe bomb for this, or feel it happened long before because of smart marks, the fact is, the old days of wrestling are behind us. If you're going to full-on embrace the change, why not bring in a couple of former legit fighters: the man who gave Anderson Silva his greatest test, and one of the best trash talkers in the world, and one of the most feared yet loved fighters of the Pride era, a man with the nickname "The Axe Murderer" and a look to match. You then have them work as agents, work as trainers, help bring that hint of reality back to a choreographed fight that for a long time has let its focus slide from what happens inside the ring to what takes place outside it.