MMA Fighters That Could Become Crossover WWE Superstars & Their WWE Counterparts

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Frank Mir

At one time, he was the best heel promo in mixed martial arts for the way he played the smug and arrogant jiu-jitsu black belt who thumbed his nose at his perceived lesser competition. I would argue that Brock Lesnar does not reach his enormous level of drawing power without Mir as his antagonist.

In professional wrestling, every babyface needs an effective heel to vanquish in the minds of the audience, Hulk Hogan had Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes had Ric Flair, Steve Austin had Vince McMahon, and Bruno Sammartino had a career from shutting down the heel of the month around the Northeast loop. In MMA, it is rare for fighters to covet that negative reaction and understand their role as the villain in the equation. Mir however, always understood the role of the heel and rode that persona for the rest of his career.

Mir is still a physically massive man who would easily be able to figure out how to work convincing matches if paired with the right foils. Sure, he may not be a candidate for a long-term in-ring role, but he offers even more utility looking into the future as a broadcaster. With SmackDown moving to Fox in October, WWE might be looking to refresh the show, and Mir being added to the SmackDown commentary team would be a logical transition for Mir at this stage of his career.

If he was committed, I believe Mir could acclimate himself well to SmackDown, joining Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton, and allow Corey Graves to dedicate his time to calling Raw. Best of all, Mir is more than capable of pulling off a match when the time is right to pull the trigger with a hot babyface, allowing Mir to showcase his promo chops in this new field. Similar to Sonnen, he would have that special wildcard ability to be a hot analyst in the booth, while always offering that tried and true pro-wrestling dynamic of not knowing when someone might throw off the headset and mix it up in the ring.

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