Mike Tyson has achieved unquestioned success in boxing, but he has also long been associated with WWE programming. He was the enforcer for Shawn Michaels vs. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV and even became an unofficial member of D-Generation X, appearing with them in the 1990s and as recently as 2010 for a match.
At 56 years old, “Iron Mike” has long been retired, though WWE and social media star Logan Paul called him out for an exhibition boxing match that hasn’t moved forward.
But what about a pro wrestling match? With Paul’s seamless transition to sports entertainment, the idea intrigues Tyson, who told Forbes he would accept a fight.
“Have you ever seen me wrestle before?” joked Tyson before admitting he’d be interested in a WWE match against Paul.
“I would do it! I would kick his [expletive] ass, yes I would do it. Even though I love him, though (laughs)” Tyson said.
“This is what I found out about WrestleMania: Everybody says ‘that’s fake, that’s fake.’ But the check is real. Deep down inside—don’t let [WWE] know—I would do this for free.”
This seems light-hearted, but who knows — maybe Tyson does want Paul in a WWE match.
WrestleMania would be the only stage to make this happen. Each man could — even Tyson at his age — make this kind of interesting for about 5-8 minutes. WWE has never shied from celebrity usage, and it’s actually one of the backbones of the Grandest Stage of Them All, so why not at some point? To make a few headlines, it makes some sense.
WWE could potentially throw Tyson and Paul into a tag match on a future card, especially with two nights to fill at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia or Minneapolis in 2025. For the eventual celebrity spot at WWE’s biggest show, maybe it actually happens.