5 footballers who could have been a part of WWE

#4 Duncan Ferguson

Duncan Ferguson used all his physical strength on the pitch

There’s no point denying football is a rowdy and occasionally a violent sport. Players push, shove, kick, punch and stomp on each other with veritable enjoyment – in fact, a little violence spices up the game.

Fans love watching their favourite rivals give no quarter on the pitch. But that alone doesn’t qualify a player to be part of the WWE. Very few players have shown the necessary violence that would make them a perfect fit. Duncan Ferguson is not one of them.

With nicknames like 'Big Dunc' and ‘Duncan Disorderly’ it’s no wonder he makes this list of football players who could make it in the WWE. Ferguson wasn’t just physical on the pitch.

He has sent burglars to the emergency room after they tried robbing his home but failed because he caught them in the act on two separate occasions. A man who can send career thieves to the hospital can surely manage himself in the ring.

And that’s not the end. Duncan Ferguson has done it all – headbutted a police officer, attacked a fan who was on crutches and been in a bar fight. Most notably he received a three-month jail sentence for headbutting John McStay of Raith Rovers on the pitch in 1994.

His finishing move – the Duncan Disorderly. His entrance music – a modern rendition of ‘Barlinnie Nine’ by Finnish composer Osmo Räihälä. Inspired by Ferguson’s encounters with the law, Räihälä composed an 11-minute symphony as a tribute to him.

Check out the headbutt that earned Ferguson a jail sentence:

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