Chael Sonnen And Wanderlei Silva To Have WWE Talks?

The WWE has reached out to Chael Sonnen!

There€™s no doubt about it, Chael Sonnen is one of the biggest hype men in MMA history. If the American Hero€™s latest comments are to be believed, he could very well have a future in the WWE. Speaking to Off The Record€™s Michael Landsberg, Sonnen revealed how he and Wanderlei Silva have both been invited to this year€™s WWE Hall of Fame event. Sonnen said, €œI got a call from WWE. They say, €˜Look, we have a Hall of Fame show in March. If you want to come out, we want to talk to you about some stuff.€™ They laid out at that.€ He then continued, €œIf they are buying me a plane ticket and they€™re given me a ticket to the show, I do enjoy that product. I don€™t know what we are talking about, but I€™ll give you a little scoop: Wanderlei Silva was also invited. I don€™t know if he€™s accepted and I don€™t know if the two are related, but there you go.€ In the past, Sonnen has made no secret of how he grew up as a pro wrestling fan and how that has influenced how he sells his fights. He€™s also a good friend of CM Punk€™s and someone who has often talked about how a professional wrestling run would be something he€™s interested in. Just what €œstuff€ the WWE would want to speak to Sonnen and Silva about, that€™s open to speculation, but could it be that we may finally get to see Chael Sonnen in a WWE ring in some capacity?
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