AJ Francis is one of the few former football players turned professional wrestlers who are currently at the top of the sport.
Francis appeared in nine NFL games with the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins before training to become a professional wrestler and eventually earning a spot in WWE. He had two stints with WWE before his release, moving to Major League Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action (TNA).
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George Kittle in the crowd at WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium on April 1, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
As a former WWE competitor, Francis knows the company produces some of the biggest names at the event. Lawrence Taylor, Rob Gronkowski and George Kittle are among them.
Current WWE star The Miz hints at the possibility of Jason Kelce doing something with WWE, potentially participating in some capacity at WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia He suggested that there was even. He told TMZ Sports that Kelce would be “dangerous in a WWE ring.”
“I could see a lot of them doing one-off things,” Francis told FOX News Digital in a recent interview. “…But that life on the road? Football players aren’t ready for that.”
Francis, who earned the nickname Top Dollar in WWE, explained that training for football is physically demanding, but he is on the road most of the year while wrestling.
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Travis Kelce, No. 87, of the Kansas City Chiefs after a 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on January 28, 2024. celebrates with his brother Jason Kelsey. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
“As a wrestler you’re away from home 20 days a month,” he said. “You leave on a Thursday, you have a show on Friday, you have a show on Saturday, you have a show on Sunday, and if you’re lucky you get home on Monday. It’s a whole different lifestyle.
“The lifestyle of being a full-time professional wrestler, you gotta love this guy. People don’t love it. They don’t love it. I love it. Yeah, (Jason) Kelce “We have a match at WrestleMania this year. I’m 100% sure he can do it. He could bring in Travis and Taylor Swift. I think they can do it. I’m 100% sure.”
“But do you come to RAW the next day? Do you come to Friday’s Smackdown? Do you come to whatever the (next) pay-per-view is? It’s just a different lifestyle.”
What’s more, there’s no guarantee that the Kelseys will show up in Philadelphia or Cleveland to take part in WWE’s festivities. However, both NFL stars showed they have excellent microphone skills in their AFC Championship and Super Bowl post-parade speeches, respectively.
The Washington Redskins have a happy conversation as they leave the field after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-17 during a preseason game at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on August 27, 2017. Washington defensive coordinator Greg Manuski, left fielder and defensive tackle AJ Francis (69). . (John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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For Francis, he is scheduled to face Alex Cain at Major League Wrestling’s War Chamber on Friday in Tampa, Florida.
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