Damian Priest almost stepped inside a cage for a mixed martial arts fight before joining WWE.
The reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion recently appeared as a guest on The Rob Brown Show for an in-depth interview, during which he revealed that he was in talks to do a small-scale MMA fight in a cage prior to signing with WWE.
"I love MMA," Priest said. "I’m a fan and have always been (a fan). I was trained. There was a time, before I signed with WWE, that I didn’t think I would make it here."
Priest continued, "I was in talks to do a smaller scale event. I was going to fight in a cage. I was going to start training, I had talked to trainers, and I was going to get the ball rolling. WWE called and I was like, ‘Never mind.’ [Laughs]. No need to do all that. I have always been a fan. I still enjoy, on occasion, sparring, but at this point of my life, I’m all in on WWE and that’s it."
Check out the complete interview at Audacy.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
