Former UFC Fighter, Bellator Champion Secures WWE Tryout
Add Will Brooks to the list of former mixed martial artists looking to transition into pro wrestling.
Brooks, a former UFC fighter and Bellator lightweight champion, is one of over 40 athletes who have been invited to participate in the third WWE tryout for 2019. The 33-year-old will be attempting to impress the promotion this week in Orlando, Florida at the WWE Performance Center.
Former Bellator champion and UFC veteran Will Brooks is trying out for WWE this week in Orlando https://t.co/44GGH5z7AR
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) December 7, 2019
During his MMA career, Brooks has won 20 of 26 bouts, including two victories over Michael Chandler. He competed four times for the UFC, going 1-3, and most recently lost to Gleison Tibau at Battlefield FC in July.
The list of participants in the tryout include another MMA fighter, amateur Lainey Nations, former NFL wide receiver Isaiah Williams and a number of independent wrestlers. You can see the entire list on WWE.
Our BWF WOMENS CHAMPION. Recieving a @wwe tryout!
Congratulations! https://t.co/9vjtkxafm0
— BWFWrestling (@BronxWrestlingF) December 8, 2019
AEW’s Next PPV To Be Called Revolution, Take Place In February
All Elite Wrestling will head to Chicago in 2020 for AEW: Revolution.
Our next PPV is around the corner!
AEW Revolution!
Saturday, Feb 29th
Chicago, IL
Wintrust ArenaTickets go on sale Friday, Dec 20th at 11am cst pic.twitter.com/lkiYYa1p6b
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) December 12, 2019
The pay-per-view event is set for Saturday, February 29 from the Wintrust Arena. It will take place the same weekend as C2E2, a popular pop culture/comic book expo that brings in several movie and television show stars.
There’s only 80 days until #C2E2 and you haven’t started your cosplay yet. pic.twitter.com/cS2wTib6nh
— C2E2 (@c2e2) December 10, 2019
The poster release includes reigning champion Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley and several others. No bouts have been made official for the event to date. Moxley scored a victory over Alex Reynolds on a recent edition of AEW Dynamite, with Jericho making him an offer immediately after.
TFW when #AEWDynamite starts RIGHT NOW on @tntdrama ? pic.twitter.com/OJZuSgbKAm
— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) December 12, 2019
.@IAmJericho‘s got something to say to @JonMoxley ? #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/8TiFttWTDH
— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) December 12, 2019
The most recent AEW pay-per-view took place this past November from Baltimore, Maryland and the Royal Farms Arena. There have been five events this year from the promotion since May, including one just outside of Chicago back in August that featured Jericho vs. Adam Page for the inaugural AEW world championship.
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