I can't say I'm surprised (though there's at least a 50% chance that Paul's lying here, of course). Just as when you hear about football players who can't play pickup basketball or somesuch, athletes risk injuries when they play other sports.
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That wouldn’t surprise me. He is under contract with WWE why would they allow him to potentially get injured in a boxing match they derive no value from?
Exactly! And I'd bet he's one of the highest paid people there, as well. No way does that not come with a bunch of clauses preventing him from ruining their investment. Especially since they probably have insurance that'll cover the contract if he gets injured in a WWE ring, but not outside of it.
I remember some years ago there was a big debate about one of the Blue Jays players getting hurt in a snowmobiling accident in the offseason and that was one of the activities he was prohibited from doing. Ultimately, he still got paid as he only had to miss a small portion of the season but I wonder what would have happened if he had to be out for the whole year.
See also Malik McDowell and his ATV accident.
I think bell could have won!