8 MMA Fighters Who Failed In Pro Wrestling

Of all the fighters on this list, none seemed quite as destined to be a star of the squared circle as Rampage Jackson.

The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion is one of the most charismatic fighters in the history of MMA, with his talents behind the microphone helping him land the role of B.A. Baracus in the 2010 A-Team movie. In his fighting prime Rampage also had a penchant for putting on spectacular performances in competition, including a powerbomb knockout of Ricardo Arona that Kevin Nash would've been proud of.

After first dipping his toe in the world of pro wrestling serving as a guest host of Raw in 2010 with his A-Team castmates, Rampage would sign with TNA in 2013 and later be revealed as a member of the Main Event Mafia. Jackson would make his sole in-ring appearance in September of the same year, taking part in a five on five tag-team match, before he and Tito Ortiz were removed from TNA programming to prepare for their scheduled Bellator pay-per-view bout.

Rampage would later trash the way that TNA operated as a business, likely slamming the door shut on a wrestling career that could have been so much more than it was.