Seth Rollins on if he transitioned to MMA: “I’d probably do better than [CM] Punk”
Seth Rollins, one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars, recently sat down with ESPN where the 37-year-old sports entertainer discussed the difference between wrestlers and mixed martial artists.
“I don’t want to knock Ronda Rousey because I love Ronda,” Rollins said. “She did a lot for our industry, for women in our industry and the fight industry in general, but it was tough for Ronda. She tried her damnedest and it was hard for her.
“But I don’t know, I’d love for somebody to come over and take a crack if you think you can hang. But it’s hard.
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“They don’t have the stamina for it,” Rollins continued. “They don’t fight every single weekend. This championship goes everywhere. It goes everywhere. It goes to like Biloxi, [Miss.]. And especially the top stars over there, they’re catered to a certain way, and that’s great. That’s their style. That’s what works for them. You fight maybe once, twice a year. You’re crazy, you’re fighting three times a year.
“But to fight over 100 times a year, make all those towns, still be able to train, still be able to do all the media, it’s an exhausting industry.
Rollins then compared how things might go if he attempted to make a jump to MMA, even suggesting a better run than fellow wrestler Phil Brooks (CM Punk).
“I call them all out. I don’t care. Try it out,” Rollins said. “I can’t do what they do. I’d go in there and get knocked out and choked out in two seconds. I’d probably do better than [CM] Punk, but I still would lose most likely.
“They can’t come and do what we do either. They’re the same umbrella but two totally different worlds.”
