5 Pro Athletes want to become WWE Superstars

5 Pro Athletes who want to become WWE Superstars

Modified May 25, 2021 17:46 GMT

#2. Footballer Earl Mitchell - A trained WWE scout

Earl Mitchell is a former American footballer who played for a few NFL teams before hanging up his boots. He is now interested in pursuing a WWE career.

#49ers DT Earl Mitchell is wearing his #MyCauseMyCleats in honor of the @WWE’s Connor’s Cure. He spent some time this morning with the @WWEUsos And @NaomiWWE before today’s game against the Seahawks and tonight’s TLC PPV. pic.twitter.com/vlV7lce8MK
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) December 16, 2018

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Mitchell announced his retirement from football in November 2019. A few months later, he came out of retirement to help his former team, the San Francisco 49ers, in the Super Bowl LIV before retiring again for good.

"I'm done. I'm grateful I got that opportunity to come back, but I think that was a good way to finish my career," Mitchell told The San Francisco Chronicle.

Funny Moment last night. @49ers Earl Mitchell holds a sign after football fans mistook him for teammate D.J. Jones while signing autographs during #superbowl Opening Night in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 27, 2020. #SuperBowlLIV #SBOpeningNight #49ers #SanFrancisco49ers #SBLIV pic.twitter.com/RJVKw1xISY
— Jose Carlos Fajardo (@jcfphotog) January 28, 2020

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Following his retirement, Mitchell expressed his interest in becoming a WWE Superstar.

"Wrestling is definitely a passion of mine. It's also important that I find something I'm skilled in. Time will tell. They know I'm interested," said Mitchell.

In addition to being a former footballer, Mitchell also trained to be a recruiter and talent scout for WWE. He studied scriptwriting and talent acquisition at the hands of former WWE director of talent development, Paul Fair. It seems he had already taken a step towards becoming a WWE employee.

Do you think Mitchell would succeed as an in-ring competitor?

About the author

Ahmed Hamdy is an Egyptian journalist with a decade of experience in sports journalism, specializing in pro wrestling and football.

Hamdy kicked off his career as a sports reporter for Al-Ahram Weekly. He then became a producer/reporter for Mal Masr TV program on the Egyptian channel ON TV. In the following years, Hamdy worked as a reporter for several international news outlets, including Deutsche Welle (Germany), As-Safir (Lebanon), and Al-Monitor (U.S.A).

In 2014, Hamdy joined leading Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, where he is now a Senior Sports Editor. In addition to all that, the Egyptian also worked as a sports editor for Sport360 and feature writer for Manshoor.com.

Hamdy has covered several sports events throughout the past few years, including WWE's tour in Egypt and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.

The experienced journalist joined Sportskeeda's pro wrestling feature writers team in early 2021. Since then, his work has managed to get millions of reads.

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