‘Watch this space, people’: Adebayo Akinfenwa pursuing WWE dream with Wycombe striker holding talks over swapping football career for wrestling
- Adebayo Akinfenwa has revealed he’s in talks to make a shock move to WWE
- The Wycombe striker is huge wrestling fan and is known as ‘The Beast’
- The 38-year-old has had conversations with WWE chief Vince McMahon
- He also said he would like to face Virgil van Dijk and Troy Deeney in the ring
Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has revealed he’s in talks to make a shock move to WWE at the end of his playing career.
The 38-year-old, known as ‘The Beast’, is a huge wrestling fan and first discussed the possibility of switching sports last year and now conversations with Vince McMahon have accelerated.
Akinfenwa has enjoyed a 20-year playing career and signed a contract extension with Wycombe this summer but he acknowledges he will soon have to hang up his boots.
Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has revealed he’s in talks to make a move to WWE
The striker is a huge wrestling fan and has spoken with WWE chief Vince McMahon (above)
But his sporting career could yet continue with the forward revealing a move into wrestling is still very much a possibility.
‘I’ve had a couple of calls recently in regards to that [going into wrestling],’ he told talkSPORT.
‘I’ll be following up on that soon – so it could go up or down depending on the outcome of that.
The striker is the strongest man on FIFA 21 ratings and is commonly known as ‘The Beast’
Akinfenwa said he’d like to take on Virgil van Dijk and Watford’s Troy Deeney in the ring
‘I can’t tell you a direct percentage in terms of that [coming to fruition], but it’s something I’m really passionate about, so watch this space, people.’
Akinfenwa, who is the strongest man on FIFA 21, also revealed which Premier League footballers he’d like to get in the ring with.
‘In terms of a Royal Rumble that’s something I’d want to win obviously – and there’s some tough lads out there, you know.
‘VVD [Virgil van Dijk] is in there all day long and [Adama] Traore of course. [Sebastian] Haller has to be in too, he’s a very strong guy, then there’s the likes of Troy Deeney and [Michael] Antonio.
‘Whoever I haven’t mentioned they can get at me later, but I back myself 100 per cent!’
The striker is currently injured but is hoping to make an impact when he returns with Gareth Ainsworth’s side having lost all four of their Championship matches so far this season.
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