10 Martial Arts Utilized by Skilled Wrestlers
All wrestlers correctly learn to carry out a suplex and lock in a headlock, however some take the additional mile and study a wide range of martial arts to make use of for his or her in-ring transfer units. Lots of MMA fighters have made the soar to skilled wrestling, notably Ronda Rousey in WWE, most utilizing what they know to achieve success on the planet of wrestling.
Anybody of those wrestlers would already be horrifying to face throughout the squared circle with, however these few make that concept sound a bit worse. Some skilled wrestlers have even determined to take their expertise and truly apply them within the octagon to show they’re higher than most. Let’s discover out the practitioners who could make a mean wrestler rethink their profession selections.
10 Eric Bischoff – Karate
Earlier than being a basic supervisor or nWo mouthpiece, Eric Bischoff really studied and bought a black belt in Karate. Whereas not a full-time wrestler, Bischoff did have a handful of matches together with wins over Ric Aptitude at Starrcade 98 & Shane McMahon on an episode of Monday Night time Uncooked.
Regardless of no matter shenanigans that stuffed the match they had been at all times entertaining if not for Bischoff wrestling in his karate gi and figuring out how one can placed on a present. Without having many wins below his black belt, Eric’s solely title win was that of a WCW Hardcore championship win over Terry Funk on Nitro.
9 Bryan Danielson – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Greater than 90% of Bryan Danielson’s transfer set are insane, hard-to-perform submission maneuvers. His iconic Sure Lock/LeBell Lock was created by the legendary Gene LeBell who additionally was ninth dan within the likes of jujitsu and Judo. Danielson has practiced with a number of fighters together with Benson Henderson & John Kavanagh.
To actually show his love for the game, even after his early retirement because of damage, Danielson would not step away from the gi as he continued to apply in his downtime. His lengthy tenure of training the martial artwork has seen him promoted to a blue belt as of late.
8 Dan Severn – Greco-Roman Wrestling
You cannot discuss expert fighters within the squared circle with out mentioning Dan “The Beast” Severn. Severn holds a number of medals together with gold on the 1986 Wrestling World Cup & gold on the 1986 Pan American Wrestling Championships. Earlier than beginning his skilled wrestling profession he can be the primary ever UFC title belt holder and the one UFC Triple Crown Champion.
Within the World Wrestling Federation, he would additionally see a number of Nationwide Wrestling Alliance title runs and even an NWA Corridor of Fame induction in 2010. Since lengthy retired, his remaining report in blended martial arts sits at an astounding 101 wins, 19 losses, and seven attracts.
7 Malakai Black – Muay Thai
The Home of Black chief practices a number of forms of martial arts together with Kickboxing, Pencak Silat, and Muay Thai after all. He’s typically seen on social media showcasing his devastating kicks and fast punches, in addition to training along with his spouse and fellow wrestler Zelina Vega. His stand-up sport is kind of spectacular starting from flying knees to his finisher the Black Mass.
Malakai has additionally modified up his character since shifting to AEW to be extra submission based mostly and fewer “flashy” as acknowledged in an interview with MyMMANews.com. Utilizing these flashy kicks and ground-based submissions has seen him snatch some success the place he has carried out together with, the NXT Championship and at present the PWG World Tag Staff Championship with Home of Black accomplice Brody King.
6 Vladimir Kozlov – Sambo
Without having the longest or most vital run in WWE, Vladimir Kozlov has seen brighter success outdoors the wrestling ring. Kozlov earlier than coaching for skilled wrestling was a talented Sambo and Kickboxing fighter. Earlier than WWE, Kozlov held the US Kick-Boxing Affiliation Worldwide Heavyweight Grappling Championship and the USA Open Heavyweight Sambo Championship in 2005.
He has seemingly stopped wrestling in the meanwhile and is extra targeted on his vodka model, Moscow Mauler, and performing within the likes of Marvel’s The Punisher and stunt work for Quick & Livid 6.
5 Shinsuke Nakamura – Shito-ryu Karate
Former WWE Intercontinental Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura at present practices in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Shito-ryu Karate. Looking at Nakamura’s Instagram will present he’s a inexperienced stripe belt and reveals off photos of who he trains with together with the likes of Shayna Baszler and Sumie Sakai. Nakamura holds a report of 3-1-1 in MMA, all with submission victories within the early 2000s.
In an interview with Bleacherreport.com, the King of Robust Model credit his love of mahjong for serving to him with the psychological portion of wrestling and martial arts.
4 “Speedball” Mike Bailey – Taekwondo
The French-Canadian Affect Wrestling star has a protracted profession in Taekwondo. Beginning on the age of 12 and persevering with even at the moment holding a black belt within the sport. His black belt not being the one belt he has earned in his profession, additionally of notice being a former X-Division Champion and a two-time KO-D Tag Staff Champion in DDT Professional-Wrestling.
Mike Bailey is having the run of his life in wrestling as of late, profitable the PWG BOLA match and being rated #30 within the PWI 500. “Speedball” is one to keep watch over if his previous work is something to point out.
3 Ken Shamrock – Kick-Boxing
Ken Shamrock began his coaching again in 1988 earlier than becoming a member of WWE. Many thought of Shamrock probably the most feared UFC fighter of his day, doing such feats as going a half hour with Royce Gracie and profitable the UFC Superfight Championship. Shamrock was additionally a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and WWE Tag Staff champion alongside Large Boss Man.
After leaving wrestling, Shamrock modified his combating fashion to a extra strike-based one because of long-term accidents. Shamrock’s MMA report sits at 28-17-2 having his newest battle in 2016 to rival Royce Gracie.
2 Ronda Rousey – Judo
Sitting at 12 wins and a couple of losses in her UFC profession, former UFC Girls’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has had nothing wanting a profitable pro-wrestling profession. Debuting in 2018, she has since been a two-time SmackDown Girls’s Champion, one-time Uncooked Girls’s Champion, and one-time Royal Rumble winner.
Outdoors WWE she holds medals throughout a number of competitions together with a bronze medal on the 2008 Summer time Beijing Olympics. Rousey’s finisher, the Piper’s Pit, and her a number of forms of armbars are a window into the coaching that the black belt judo practitioner has.
1 Brock Lesnar – Wrestling
As Paul Heyman would say, “The Beast” Brock Lesnar is a seven-time WWE Champion, three-time Common Champion, and one-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. Lesnar turned one of many greatest names in UFC historical past in a single day after debuting in opposition to Frank Mir in a 1:30 spherical 1 submission loss, rebounding and shortly changing into the Heavyweight Champion,
A bit of identified reality is that Lesnar made his MMA debut for Ok-1 with a win over Min-soo Kim. Lesnar holds an MMA report of 3-2-1 along with his newest battle a no-contest in opposition to Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in 2016.
