Dwight Howard: “If Wrestling Can Happen, I’m Gonna Go Get That Belt”
If the opportunity presents itself, Dwight Howard thinks he’d enjoy being a professional wrestler.
On July 28, Howard, an eight-time NBA All-Star and former NBA Champion attended a WWE tryout in Nashville, TN. Triple H was recently asked about Howard and said that all Howard has to do is call him, and if he’s willing to do the work, they’ll go from there.
Appearing on All The Smoke, Howard addressed his potential future inside the ring, saying that if wrestling happens for him, he’s coming for gold.
“I would definitely enjoy being a real wrestler like that. My whole life, growing up as a kid, me and my brother wrestled. I played around, acting like I was [Hulk Hogan]. My nickname is Randy Savage. So, that right there tells you how much I love wrestling. I really enjoy the crowd. I enjoy entertaining people. I enjoy the fans and stuff like that. The atmosphere is crazy. I went to SummerSlam this summer, and I got a chance to do some promos for wrestling. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were there. She had just become the new CEO of WWE and I did my promo and they were like, ‘Man, that was the best promo in the whole tryout, man. Do you really want to wrestle?’ I was like, I think it’d be great. You know, I feel like there are so many other avenues that I can do. After doing this thing that I did with the military this summer, it’s like — my mind is the most valuable thing and it’s the strongest thing, with that, I could do anything. It’s the sharpest tool that I have. So if wrestling can happen, man, I’m gonna go get that belt,” Howard said.
You can learn more about the promo that Howard cut during his tryout by clicking here.
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