Anthony Joshua Says He's "Gonna Do WWE"

WBO, IFA and WBA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua has major interest in WWE.

by Andrew Pollard
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Many a boxer has gravitated towards the world of professional wrestling over the decades, and it now looks as if Anthony Joshua could someday strut his stuff in a WWE ring.

Speaking on the Alternative Sport Show, the current WBO, IBF and WBA (Super) Heavyweight Boxing Champion talked up how he has aspiration to one day work with WWE and following in the footsteps of the iconic Muhammad Ali.

As AJ put it:

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“I’m gonna do WWE, because that’s what Muhammad Ali did. So I’m gonna do WWE.”

Unlike certain other boxers, Ali didn’t actually have a match during his time working with Vince McMahon’s sports entertainment juggernaut. Instead, he was one of the many A-list names brought in to help promote the first WrestleMania – where Ali served as one of two special guest referees in the Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff main event of that inaugural Showcase of the Immortals event.

In the years since, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Tyson Fury and Lennox Lewis have all had some sort of involvement with WWE – with the first three of those all stepping between the ropes to have actual matches for McMahon’s promotion.

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Given Anthony Joshua's status, one would imagine that WWE would be eager to work with him in whatever capacity possible.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.