Former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio recently did an interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated to promote his fight against Tito Ortiz that took place on Saturday.
Del was asked In the interview if he thinks former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez will succeed in the world of WWE.
“Cain Velasquez is a hard-working man and he will do fine, but he’ll need to do what you have to do in order to succeed in the pro wrestling business.”
Del Rio noted that he needs to be himself and bring more personality when he’s wrestling because it’s different than in an MMA fight. Del Rio pointed out that or pro wrestling, he needs to completely entertain the crowd and have fun.
Del Rio added, “I’m 100% sure that Cain is going to be just fine.”
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Velasquez lost his debut match under the WWE banner when he faced WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion most recently worked a tag team match in Mexico at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico for a house show. This is where he teamed up with Humberto Carrillo to defeat The OC (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows).
