5 Pro Athletes want to become WWE Superstars

5 Pro Athletes who want to become WWE Superstars

Modified May 25, 2021 17:46 GMT

#1. Soccer player Grant Holt - A future WWE Superstar?

Grant Holt is a former English soccer player who represented Norwich City in the Premier League and other clubs in the lower divisions. The retired striker now dreams of becoming a WWE Superstar.

The 40-year-old started his wrestling training with the Knight family before signing a contract with World Association of Wrestling (WAW). He won a 40-man Royal Rumble on his debut.

Whats your odds for me to win a belt in the WWE. 😁. https://t.co/GZkkpUq1ED
— Grant Holt (@Grantholt31) September 24, 2018

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Holt wants to join WWE one day, and he even revealed his passion for Vince McMahon's company in a 2020 interview with Wrestling Travel.

"When the WWF and later WWE era came, I absolutely loved the art and drama of it, and I loved everything about it," said Holt.

Ladies and gentleman. Last night, @Grantholt31 did this... pic.twitter.com/UDEq3ezwoo
— Jake Humphrey 💙 (@mrjakehumphrey) September 23, 2018

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There is no telling what the wrestling business has in store for the former soccer striker, but he is eager to explore the industry.

"The football is my bread and butter, it’s my passion and it’s what I love doing, but obviously with wrestling it gives me a different release," Holt told Wrestling Travel. "If you want to achieve something, you go and give it your best, and the same goes for my wrestling, so we’ll see what happens."

Would you like to see the former Norwich City striker in a WWE ring one day?

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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