David Arquette is making a comeback to the world of professional wrestling.
The 46-year-old won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back in 2000, which was widely received as a mockery of the business by the professional wrestling community. Now, 18 years after wrestling his last singles match, Arquette will take on RJ City at a Championship Wrestling from Hollywood event.
Arquette was recently a guest on the Sunday Nightâs Main Event podcast to talk about the upcoming match. He revealed that the reason for his return to wrestling is because he has received a ton of criticism over the years on social media for his last run with WCW.
He also revealed that a ton of wrestlers backstage hated the idea of him winning the WCW World Title, as they were waiting for their respective opportunities:
âThere was a lot of hatred, and a lot of people got so pissed off,â said Arquette. âI remember telling one wrestler, Iâm not sure who it was, wasnât Bam Bam Bigelow, but it was someone who hadnât ever been the champion before. And he was just so pissed. I was like I donât know what to say, man. You know, that was my first inkling on how sort of upset people were gonna get.
âAnd obviously, I get it. These people dedicate their lives, I have nothing but respect for wrestlers. To this day, I havenât taken a dime for wrestling⌠I get it. Iâve just been training for a little over a month now, and I get it. I mean, itâs painful. Itâs intense. It takes a ton of hard work.
âThese people go in and out every day working on themselves and working on their craft. So I get it⌠I always respected the business. I just sort of had an opportunity that I think a lot of people would have made the same decision if they were in that situation. And itâs sort of a dream come true for me, so I was like, âyeah. This is amazing.’â
You can listen to Arquette on Sunday Nightâs Main Event by clicking this link here.
H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions
