6 American Top Team fighters who turned to professional wrestling

Valerie Loureda (L) and Bobby Lashley (R) (Photo credit: @valerielouredaa and @ConnectWWE - Twitter)
Valerie Loureda (L) and Bobby Lashley (R) (Photo credit: @valerielouredaa and @ConnectWWE - Twitter)

#4. American Top Team Women's Flyweight Paige VanZant

Paige VanZant is an experienced veteran of combat sports. She made her UFC debut in 2014 as a 20-year-old prospect and competed in the octagon until 2020. Following her UFC tenure, she ventured into bare-knuckle boxing.

VanZant joined her ATT teammates in AEW during their feud with The Inner Circle. She officially signed with the company and made her in-ring debut this June at their pay-per-view event "Double or Nothing." After her initial feud with Brandi Rhodes was nixed, '12-Gauge' got involved in a feud with Tay Conti.

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The feud with Conti led to both women being included in a six-person tag team match at the event. VanZant teamed with Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page, while Conti teamed with Sammy Guevara and Frankie Kazarian. Unlike Arlovski and dos Santos, it does seem like '12-Gauge's pro-wrestling career could be long-term.


#3. American Top Team Welterweight Colby Covington

Colby Covington is not one of the American Top Team's most loved fighters by any stretch of the imagination. The former interim UFC welterweight champion has been involved in a bitter rivalry with former friend and fellow UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal since leaving the famed MMA gym. He has even targeted former teammate Dustin Poirier for a potential bout in the UFC.

Prior to his strained relationship with ATT, Covington joined Dan Lambert at Impact wrestling. It was a similar storyline to what recently took place in AEW and saw 'Chaos' try his hand at pro-wrestling. Unfortunately for Impact, Covington's notoriety wasn't at the level it is now, so they didn't get a massive rating boost from his appearance.

While speaking to James Lynch of Fightful, 'Chaos' mentioned that pro-wrestling was something he was a fan of and always wanted to do.

"I've always wanted to get into pro wrestling. I love the dynamics of it and everything that goes into it. That's definitely an avenue I'll look to go down in the future."

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