Joe Coffey Asked Permission From WWE To Do A Boxing Match During Visa Delay, Had It Rejected Due To Concussion Risk

Joe Coffey says that he asked permission rom WWE to do a boxing match during a visa delay but had it rejected due to the risk of injury.

Wrestling and combat sports go hand in hand, with several performers over the years being able to compete in both a professional wrestling ring as well as inside an octagon or a boxing ring, and now a former WWE superstar has shared how a potential bout was rejected by the company.

While speaking on In The Weeds’ recent 24 hour charity stream, Joe Coffey spoke about boxing to get some frustration out over the last eight years, and was then asked if he was open to a potential fight in the future.

“Yeah, I mean, again, I sparred a lot in things, and it’s just something I do as well. The energy systems are so transferable from boxing to pro wrestling because you’re always moving. It was actually right before I moved over to the States to go work for NXT, I had asked, because my visa got delayed ever so slightly, and Mark and Wolfie were over there because mine was delayed for three months, I asked them, ‘would you be okay with me taking a fight on?’ But they said no, just obviously because of… concussion protocols and things like that, but I was not planning on getting a concussion. I was ready for it, but it’s something I would very much be open to in the future. I’d love to try it.”

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For more on another recent interview, Fightful Overbooked had with Joe Coffey, you can read more about that here.