Judo Olympian Aron Farah be the biggest in the world Wrestling promoter WWE be committed. Like 17 other athletes who competed in Paris, he was invited to a casting in Orlando (Florida) and, like two others, he was already offered a professional contract. “It seems like a dream, but it’s not yet certain. The negotiations have just started,” the 27-year-old from Lower Austria was quoted as saying in an ÖJV broadcast.
The call is from America, more precisely from Orlando WWE-Performance Center. “We invite you to a test training session in Florida – with 17 other Olympic starters from around the world,” is the offer. The 1.93 meter man did not hesitate and agreed. He jetted to the USA with his father Andreas. There is training for 5 days, 3 days. “We were treated like kings, driven in a Cadillac limousine, it was impressive,” said the light heavyweight.
At the beginning of this week, WWE reported back: Three of 18 – along with judo vice world champion Shady Elnahas (CAN) and discus thrower Francois Prinsloo (RSA), Aaron was offered a professional contract.
According to the Austrian judo association, World Wrestling Entertainment has a turnover of more than 1.3 billion US dollars (1.22 billion euros) per year, and events are broadcast in more than 150 countries. Fara is known in the scene for being outspoken. At the Summer Games he suffered an opening defeat against the defending champions.