‘I almost joined the WWE, the money was vulgar’: The former cricketer inaugurates a large scale. Cricket news

Former England cricket all -rounder Andrew Flintoff infected professional wrestling after the end of his cricket career. He was in a conversation with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and came close to signing a contract for a match against Undertaker.After retiring from cricket, Flintoff discovered various career options when he got broadcast opportunities and WWE was discovered as a possible passage.“I just hidden and wondered, ‘What am I going to do now?” Some TV proposals began to come, which was never a plan – I stumbled into it, “Flintoff told the Overlap’s” Stick to Cricket “Podcast.” I almost joined the WWE, I didn’t want to box, it was never a plan. I was called ‘Big Fred’Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“What happened, it reached a point in Dubai, where I was unfit, I used to take weight and just did not have a good place. I wanted to fit again, but I needed inspiration. As a child, as a child, I loved WWE, so I came with this idea, because I came with the sky to fight the Undertaker in Manchester.”Flintoff’s idea reached WWE co-founder Vince McMahon, leading to direct communication between them. He began training for a possible performance with Undertaker in Manchester.“I wrote this treatment and presented the idea to Sky, it started gathering speed and the next minute it is being passed on WWE. I was in touch with WWE, Vince McMahon”“Dave Roberts, who was a physiotherapist and lived with us (England cricket team) in his entire career, lived with us and took care of us. I asked him to send a trainer to Dubai for six weeks because I needed to send this tola, I trained my nuts, then fit and then the WWE flew to me. I and Misus have gone to Tampa, I have found two weeks at the Wrestling Academy. ,

The reality of professional wrestling training proved to be physically demanding for Flintoff.“They blow us on business class, the next morning we go into the car and go to WWE’s academy, two huge units are all branded. We are sitting in the car and these things are running in my back, such as 6 feet 8in monster,” Flintoff continued.“So I go in and we warm-up, then they put me in the ring for three hours and I only drove the ropes, I will run in someone and they will throw me. The second day I went there, I lashed everyone under my back and my missus said, ‘Are you fine with it?’ I was around the neck and there was nothing that I told this physio, ‘I think I am doing a back cramps,’ So they are all liked, ‘Oh!WWE offered a three -year contract with opportunities to perform in major events such as WrestleMania and Royal Rumble within 18 months.“Money was obscene, but we (family) wanted to go back from Dubai. The children wanted to play cricket and did not want to go to America, so I simply turned it into boxing and made a fight instead,” they accepted.Despite the attractive proposal, Flintoff eventually chose to return to Britain with his family instead of advancing boxing and accepting the WWE contract.