5 MMA fighters who are Pro-wrestling fans

#3 Tom Lawlor

Lawlor with reDRagon during his run with Ring of Honor

Tom Lawlor is your run-of-the-mill UFC Light Heavyweight with a professional record of 10-6-1. An average performer inside the Octagon, though he may be, “Filthy” has an interest in wrestling that is most definitely above average.

Lawlor worked as a professional wrestler on the indy scene in Florida and even had a professional tryout with the WWE way back before his MMA debut. While things didn’t work out back then, it was in 2014 that he was given a crack with a high-profile promotion – Ring of Honor.

ROH made Lawlor the manager of reDRagon and he made his debut in the same role against one of the hottest tag teams in the world today – The Young Bucks. While there were talks of a permanent deal with ROH, it never materialised and Lawlor returned to MMA.