Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre officially closed the doors on his mixed martial arts career in February, after 15 years of professional competition. This had apparently opened up many other opportunities for him, professional wrestling being one of them.
“I was at an ESPN event in the United States, the awards ceremony (last July), and I got approached by the WWE,” St-Pierre told Quebec’s TVA Sports (transcript via MMA Fighting). “I had just retired, and, it’s a form of competition, but of course, it’s also scripted, so I don’t know if I’d be willing to relive that.