#2 Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski is now very much past his MMA prime. An improbable comeback in 2014-15 was derailed last January by Stipe Miocic and he’s since lost a further three in a row.
That wouldn’t matter at all to Vince, though.
Regardless of his losses, Arlovski remains, visually, one of the scariest fighters in all of MMA. He’s a huge guy – 6’3”, almost 250lbs – and walks around in tremendous shape, but it’s his general image that makes him intimidating.
With his shaggy hair, thick beard and fanged mouthpiece, Arlovski is the closest thing to a real-life werewolf that you’ll ever see in professional sports. Back in his original UFC run of the early 2000’s, he walked to the cage to the sound of a thrash metal track called ‘Onward to Victory’.
It was genuinely terrifying.
With his size, natural charisma, and an already-established and recognisable image, Arlovski is practically custom-made for WWE. And although he’s more known for his striking these days, his sambo background means he could probably pick up some mat work pretty quickly.
The one drawback for Andrei would be his shaky mic skills, but WWE could place him on a team or put a mouthpiece with him, and I think they’d have success. Maybe Vince could team him with Rusev, two Eastern European powerhouses working together.
At 38, Arlovski’s MMA career is winding down, but if Vince could get hold of him you can bet his WWE career would skyrocket.
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