Daniel Cormier says he postponed WWE commentary tryout when UFC 230 fight was booked

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Daniel Cormier said Friday at a UFC 230 media day here at the UFC Performance Institute that he postponed a commentary tryout with WWE when his fight with Derrick Lewis was booked. Cormier defends his UFC heavyweight title against Lewis in the main event of UFC 230 on Nov. 3 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

“If I didn’t have this fight, I have been talking to the WWE, because they wanted me to go in and do an audition as a member of the commentary team,” Cormier said. “That was my private little thing. But because of the fight, I had to push it back. So there might be some DC in WWE shit coming.”

Daniel Cormier says he postponed WWE commentary tryout when UFC 230 fight was booked
 

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I actually think he'd be good at it, but that.... would be weird as fuck.
It would be a fun angle. They would have some heel talk shit to him for a number of weeks before DC finally pops and whip his ass.
 

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I actually think he'd be good at it, but that.... would be weird as fuck.
Its a different dynamic than calling anything else.
Vince hates actual commentary & wants them to tell stories & push aspects of the show etc.
Commentary blows & has for about 15 years.
If he does NXT with Mauro, its much better bc of no Vince
 

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Fuck, I’m torn. I want to see these folks get paid, but personally don’t want any affiliation with pro wrestling. I know it’s brought some fans over but
I still cringe.
 

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Its a different dynamic than calling anything else.
Vince hates actual commentary & wants them to tell stories & push aspects of the show etc.
Commentary blows & has for about 15 years.
If he does NXT with Mauro, its much better bc of no Vince
In WWE, but it's better in the indies. Matt Stryker and Vampiro for Lucha Underground, Jim Ross and Josh Barnett for the American broadcast of NJPW, and Don Callis for Impact.
 

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Good for him if he's going to get paid, obviously guys like JBL won't bully him like they did pansy Mauro, but it'd just be weird as fuck hearing a 2-division MMA champ amateur wrestling putting over these phony moves in a serious way.
 

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Found out the reason for this is ...
Fox loves DC & wants to keep him, so with Fox getting Smackdown in 2019, they set this up & they want less "entertainment" & more "sport" once WWE moves to Friday nights with Smackdown (end of 2019)

Reasoning is they want to include Smackdown in advertising packages with other sports (sports gets higher ad rates)
 
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