Am I the only one who thinks Colby is desparately trying to get into pro-wrestling?

[ChessJitsu]

He's going to be 37 in 2 months and knows for a fact he's at the end of his UFC career.

Even at his athletic peak he didn't 100% believe he would become champion (basically choked against Kamaru and Leon).

So in his last match he walks out for Hulk Hogan and is coached by self-marketing pioneer Chael Sonnen:

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More than anything he probably wants to continue his high income lifestyle after his UFC career is over but he's just not a good candidate for WWE.

We all know he talks a lot but his mic skills are bad. He stutters, he messes up lines, he doesn't have good dictation. He's not Chael Sonnen or Conor McGregor.

He's also small for pro-wrestling star standards. The small dudes in the sport are few and they have to serve special niche type of characters.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[McSpikes]

If Ronda and Logan Paul can be successful pro wrestlers, I’m sure Colby can too. I wouldn’t use the word “desperate “

 

[Mammothman]

He would fail miserably, he lacks size, muscles, charisma, appearance, youth, mic skills, training, physical gifts, etc.

And on top of that he is just an unlikeable person.

 

[ChessJitsu]

If Ronda and Logan Paul can be successful pro wrestlers, I’m sure Colby can too. I wouldn’t use the word “desperate “

Ronda and Logan actually brought fanbases into the WWE (feminists and kids), Colby is not even a tier A star in MMA (B if we're being generous).

 

[Verderglen23]

Dude would be terrible in the WWE. He wouldn't even be a good heel, people would just unironically not want to watch him at all.

 

[McSpikes]

Ronda and Logan actually brought fanbases into the WWE (feminists and kids), Colby is not even a tier A star in MMA (B if we're being generous).

Kurt Angle showed being a pro wrestler is easy became GOAT with very little training

 

[Bobble Head]

Yeah, he’s definitely on the smaller side when it comes to pro wrestling and like you said, he doesn’t have that niche style to make it work. Veterans like Rey Mysterio Jr. and Eddie Guerrero (RIP) had amazing careers despite being on the smaller side for pro wrestling, but they made it work well given their abilities. Colby definitely isn’t that kind of guy.

I haven’t watched pro wrestling in many years, but maybe Colby could make it work in that AEW organization? I’ve never watched it, but I’ve heard they don’t emphasize as much on size. He needs better acting classes though.

 

[MrKontakos]

Kurt Angle showed being a pro wrestler is easy became GOAT with very little training

Kurt angle Colby is not. He'd be a trash pro wrestler frankly, and he'd look like a midget compared to everyone on the roster.

 

[skylolow]

He would fail miserably, he lacks size, muscles, charisma, appearance, youth, mic skills, training, physical gifts, etc.

And on top of that he is just an unlikeable person.

So just like Rhonda.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

7th layer of hair vs hair match
Hair in a cell
Tables, Ladders, and Hairs

Lots of options here fam good fi him strike while di iron hot

 

[Söze Aldo]

If Ronda and Logan Paul can be successful pro wrestlers, I’m sure Colby can too. I wouldn’t use the word “desperate “

No, Colby is litterally a stuttering mess when he's not reading/spouting off his pre-rehearsed lines. The guy can't do improvisation for his life which is major for pro-wrestling.

Logan Paul is a huge asshole but he's a surprisingly decent pro-wrestler. Never paid attention to Ronda there.

 

[McSpikes]

No, Colby is litterally a stuttering mess when he's not reading/spouting off his pre-rehearsed lines. The guy can't do improvisation for his life which is major for pro-wrestling.

Logan Paul is a huge asshole but he's a surprisingly decent pro-wrestler. Never paid attention to Ronda there.

WWE’s biggest star is a stuttering mess

 

[Söze Aldo]

WWE’s biggest star is a stuttering mess

Pretty sure WWE fans hated him for like the first 5 years he was pushed. He's the equivalent of a nepo baby in the wrestling industry and he at least had the look WWE liked, 6'3", 260 lbs jacked. Colby looks and is built like an ordinary fit dude, he doesn't have the look, or the charisma for the WWE. Sure, if he was cousins with the Rock too, maybe he'd have an in.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

He'll do worse than ken shamrock did.

Zero chrisma

 

[Kal-El]

Kurt Angle showed being a pro wrestler is easy became GOAT with very little training

Lol, you should ask him if he thinks it was easy.

 

[Yutyrannus Huali]

Kurt Angle showed being a pro wrestler is easy became GOAT with very little training

Kurt was also a master on mic, and he didn't become a pro wrestler when he was almost 40 like Colby would be.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

Yes…

Trying to…

 

[Yutyrannus Huali]

What would a major company like WWE or AEW even gain from signing Colby? I'm not even trying to be mean here (as much as I dislike Colby) his physique isn't bad, but he would hardly stand out compared to a lot of the other guys on the roster. He has no experience, so he'd have to be trained from scratch, he's almost 40, his promos are cringe and unoriginal, his shtick is beyond old and is basically every edgy 12 year old on Reddit. "LOL you mad bro? You're a beta. MAGA!"
Say what you want about Ronda and Logan Paul, but at least they have mainstream appeal and they attracted a lot of people who normally wouldn't be interested in wrestling. How many people outside of the UFC/MMA bubble even knows who Colby is, or gives a damn about him?

 

[Goatenstein]

I think he is desperately trying to be Chael 2.0 which he is not capable of.